Commissioners on Wednesday approved a plan for spending federal money on housing services such as down payment assistance and building new affordable homes.

Commissioners on Wednesday approved a $1.2 million contract with B2 Community Care to purchase and open a residential treatment home for people with intellectual or developmental disabilities as well as severe mental illness.

Commissioners on Wednesday unanimously approved a $300,000 contract with the city of Woodburn to provide mobile crisis services.

Commissioners on Wednesday approved a $2 million state grant to help recruit behavioral health providers to move to Marion County.

Commissioners on Wednesday approved Marion County’s $688.9 million budget for the upcoming year, as well as an additional $15.2 million to the county’s existing budget.

Commissioners on Wednesday approved federal funds to upgrade Santiam Hospitals emergency power system. They also approved a homeowner rehabilitation program for low-to-moderate-income Marion County residents.

Commissioners on Wednesday will also consider contracts to add two nurses and a body-scanning security system at the Marion County Juvenile Detention Center.

Commissioners on Wednesday will also consider spending $500,000 on drug testing for the county’s Health and Human Services Department

Commissioners on Wednesday will also consider adding $34.9 million to a contract with a software firm for managing law enforcement records.

Commissioners on Wednesday will also hear a presentation from the Strategic Economic Development Corporation, also known as SEDCOR, with a report on its work over the past quarter.