Douglas County board approves consent agenda, delays one contract for language and funding clarification

Douglas County commissioners voted May 5 to approve the consent agenda with one exception: they removed item D for further review and laid it over for two weeks after questions about contract language and funding flows.

The board’s action followed questions from a commissioner about a memorandum of understanding and a hospice agreement on the consent agenda. Chief Ryan Douglas of the sheriff’s office told commissioners that the salary for the position referenced exceeds $60,000, that about $60,000 will be covered by a grant and that Metro will perform a chargeback to cover roughly $33,000. “The salary position itself is is more than 60,000. The 33 is, and that may be language leftover from the current MOU that needs to be cleaned up,” Chief Douglas said, urging clean-up of the contract language.

County legal staff recommended laying the item over to ensure the paperwork is correct and to meet submission deadlines. The board accepted the request and moved to remove item D from the consent block and return it in two weeks for consideration. The remainder of the consent agenda — covering routine contracts, agreements and administrative items A through I (with D removed) — was approved by voice vote 6-0.

The board also approved minutes and claims filed for the meeting period and completed roll calls for both the Board of Equalization and the Board of Commissioners as part of routine business.

Next steps: staff said they will clean up the MOU language and refile item D for the next meeting; the board did not take a final vote on the contract at this meeting.