Author: Siege Schatza

JoCo passes first ordinance of 2022

An amendment to a grant agreement for the Criminal Justice Commission Illegal Marijuana Market Enforcement Grant Program was on the agenda at the Board of Josephine County Commissioners June 29 weekly business session held at the Anne G. Basker Auditorium in Grants Pass.According to a letter to Sheriff Dave Daniel[Read More…]

JoCo initiates sheriff district formation

By CJ Schatza IVN copy editor With a funding crisis on the horizon for the Josephine County Sheriff’s Office, the JoCo Board of Commissioners set a public hearing to consider a law enforcement service district at its June 22 weekly business session.Days earlier, Commissioner Dan DeYoung went before the Grants[Read More…]

County adopts budget

The budget for the 2022-23 fiscal year, approved May 10 by the Budget Committee, was adopted by the Board of Josephine County Commissioners at its June 1 weekly business session. In the total amount of $196,747,000, the budget was approved with $195,752,000 in appropriations and no more than 473.48 full[Read More…]