Yamhill County public meetings in 2023
4 substantive meetings from 2023, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Planning & Development
The Planning Commission reviewed a request to partition a 31.52-acre property into two parcels. No final decision was made on the partition as the record was held open for additional evidence and rebuttal regarding an unpermitted dwelling and clustering requirements.
- Approved minutes from August 3, 2023, hearing (unanimous)
- Held record open until September 28, 2023, for partition request P-03-23
Board of Commissioners
The Board of Commissioners approved the 2023-25 Community Corrections Biennial Plan and an agreement with the Oregon Department of Corrections for funding community supervised felons. They also authorized a grant application for the Criminal Justice Commission and approved several administrative items.
- Approved 2023-25 Community Corrections Biennial Plan (3-0)
- Approved Intergovernmental Agreement #6554 for funding community supervised felons (3-0)
- Authorized Department of Community Justice to submit Phase II 2023-25 Criminal Justice Commission grant application (3-0)
- Approved sale of surplus 2004 Ford Ranger Sheriff's Patrol vehicle to City of Sheridan (3-0)
- Appointed Jessica Payne to Local Public Safety Coordinating Council (3-0)
- Appointed Cliff Toney and Keith Stewart to Local Public Safety Coordinating Council (3-0)
- Approved meeting minutes from July 6, July 13, and July 20, 2023 (3-0)
Board of Commissioners
The Board approved several behavioral health counseling agreements for local school districts and a $1.05M grant for new transit vehicles. They also upheld an agri-tourism use permit and approved correctional facility security upgrades.
- Approved $1.05M grant for two vans and two buses (3-0)
- Approved behavioral health counseling agreements for Amity, Dayton, and Newberg School Districts at $67,409.91 each (3-0)
- Upheld approval of Agri-tourism Use Permit for Tax Lot #4312-00400 (3-0)
- Approved $40,443 for five additional cameras at Yamhill County Correctional Facility (3-0)
- Approved $20,000 for cultural awareness training via Chemeketa Community College (3-0)
- Approved $24,229.90 for county fire paging system upgrade (3-0)
- Approved donation of surplus computer equipment to county school districts (3-0)
- Tabled decision on High Heaven Road gate closure to September 7, 2023
Community Justice
The Local Public Safety Coordinating Council approved a grant application for the Justice Reinvestment Initiative and the Department of Corrections Biennial Plan. The council also appointed a new voting member to the board.
- Approved JRI Grant Phase II Application (unanimous)
- Approved 2023-25 DOC Biennial Plan (unanimous)
- Approved appointment of Jessica Payne as Voting Lay Citizen Member (unanimous)
- Postponed approval of July meeting minutes until September