Remarks by Kit Johnston
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“Yep. I think the main thing was direction to establish the task force. Jody has written up the bylaws for that or stipulations for it. I think the main thing that we would also need approval so that they can come back before us is how the committee was going to be set up and who was going to be on it. Some of the initial versions had way too many people on it, but they pared it down. So I'll rattle off who's going to be on. Excuse me, Chair.”
“I'd much rather have, but for now, let me at least rattle off publicly what, who's proposed to be on it. Did Jeff show up today? He didn't. Okay. That actually is probably better. Anyway, just in case there was questions, I was kind of hoping to have Jeff or Courtney here. So proposed to be on the task force is going to be Jeff Clark, Superintendent, Amity School District, Courtney Ferreira, McMinnville Superintendent, Kit Johnston as the Yamaha County Commissioner Representative, Lindsay Manfren, our HHS Director, Judge Easterday. She will be representing the Yamaha County Court System.…”
“Appreciate it. Yep. Appreciate that. Thank you very much. We're just going to move on to item I-2. It's consideration of rescinding board order 26-155 and declaring vehicles from the fleet department as surplus in accordance with YCC 2.60. I would move approval. Mark is here if we have any questions. Is there any further discussion?”
“None. All those in favor signify by saying aye. Aye. Aye. Motion passes unanimously. Thank you. Let's see. So, Ken, you want to give us a little background on I3 and 4 real quick?”
“So that brings us to I-5, which is consideration of Amendment No. 2 to Agreement No. 1029202 between Yamil County and the Oregon Health Sciences University, Board Order 25-102, adding funding in the amount of $20,142 retroactive to October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2028. Move approval. Motion's been made. Any further discussion? None. None. None. All those in favor signify by saying aye. Aye. Motion passes unanimously. Thank you. That brings us to I-6, is consideration of agreement between Yamil County Health and Human Services and Lane County for food handler training and testing revenue…”
“I would make a motion to delay agenda items I3 and I4 to the next available date. um at the discretion of the county administrator at the discretion the date will be set at the discretion of the county administrator uh motions have made any further discussion on that none all those in favor signify saying aye aye motion passes unanimously thank you moving back to i7 I7. Did we finish vote on I6, though?”
“Okay. I7's consideration to renew the Office 365 license with technical support from Tangent in the amount of $228,555.01, effective October 30, 2026 through October 31, 2027. Is there any...”
“Motion's been made. Is there any further discussion on that? No. None. All those in favor signify by saying aye. Aye. Motion passes unanimously. Thanks. Thank you, Shane. Moving on to item I-8, consideration in the matter of Yamil County Council assuming the duty of representing the state's interest in civil commitment proceedings. I would move approval. Is there any further discussion? Football?”
“Motion's been made. Any further discussion on this? No. Jody, do you want to give a little background on it?”
“Okay. Appreciate it. All those in favor, signify by saying aye. Aye. I motion passes unanimously. Thank you. Item I nine is consideration of agreement between Yamo County and Pay it for merchant credit and processing retroactive to October 15 2026 through June 2020 June 24 2029 Motion's been made. Any further discussion? None. All those in favor signify by saying aye. Aye. Motion passes unanimously. Thank you. Okay. That brings us to our public hearings. And because we don't have public hearings too often, I never did mention that if you are here to give a public comment or you showed up…”
“Yeah, for mainly seniors and cost-wise, making sure that we have some form of reduction for that.”
“Or free, I think is what maybe the ask was. 50% reduction is what it was. Is there anybody else that would like to give public comment on the transit? Anybody online? Raise your virtual hand. Seeing none. Do you want to do the same for then item IB then? Or is it”
“Since there's no public comment, I'm going to go and close item 1A, public hearing at 1059. I'm going to open up the next public hearing, which is item J1B in its consideration of proposed transit service adjustments for Yamhill County. Is there anybody here to give public comment on that? If you're online, raise your virtual hand. Seeing none in either. With that, I will then close the public hearing at 1059. Fantastic. Okay, now what would you like, Jodi?”
“Any deliberation on this? I know we had talked a little bit at length last week about it. Anybody want to add anything?”
“Motion's been made to approve. Is there any, you want to do separately or? Okay, motion's been made for item 1A. Commissioner Stewart.”
“motion any further discussion and for me none all those in favor signify by saying aye aye motion passes, thank you.”
“operational readiness uh contingent thank you for that is there any further discussion none for me none all those in favor signify by saying aye aye motion passes unanimously thank you thanks for coming brandon thanks brandon thank you see you later hi does anybody need a break okay let's take a quick five-ish minute break”
Not quoted here: it may name a member of the public. Hear it at the meeting.
“Are you abstaining? No. Okay. Ask, is there any objections to jurisdiction of this board to hear the matter before it?”
“Anybody online? No, hearing none. Okay. Does any board member need to announce and state on the record the substance of any ex parte contact or any site visits? Yes.”
“Okay. Also, I will say that I've been on site, but it wasn't specific to this. Nothing from Commissioner Starrett. And then we're going to go with the reading of the statements by Jody required by law, or I guess Ken or Lance. Lance, you're up. Lance, go ahead.”
“Can you unplug that and just, is Ken's microphone okay? Yeah, it seems fine. Oh, no, he's a little bit jumpy too.”
“No, don't do that. Unplug that one. That's sensitive. Are you staff report? Yes.”
“With that, we're gonna go to the applicant's case. I'm gonna call up Mark Hoyt.”
“No. Just to be clear, so the operator's residence is detached from the bed and breakfast main facility, correct? No. That picture where you have... Let's go back. That's the hillside.”