Commissioners authorize Business Oregon application and accept FEMA match for public-works generator; jail grant noted

County staff told commissioners that Business Oregon agreed to cover the match on a standby generator project for the public works facility and that FEMA funds would provide the remaining project support. The board voted to authorize the chair to sign the Business Oregon application so the county may accept the awarded funds.

At the meeting staff reported a Business Oregon figure (reported in the discussion as approximately $34,342) and a combined project total cited as $143,850; staff said the public-works generator will move to an invitation-to-bid process because of time constraints on spending the award. Staff also told the board that a separate jail project had been awarded funds (meeting text cited awards of $26,250 on two lines) and that the jail project has a multi-year window to complete work.

Commissioners repeatedly thanked staff for pursuing the awards and noted the multi-year work required to secure state and federal grants. A commissioner asked whether the grant funds would cover the entire generator cost; staff said the combination of Business Oregon and FEMA would cover the project. The board approved authorization for the chair to sign the Business Oregon application by voice vote.