# Board of Commissioners Work Session Nov 2nd, 2026


**Body:** Umatilla County
**Date:** November 04, 2026
**Jurisdiction:** SLED

**Tags:** Professional Services


Umatilla County Board of Commissioners work session, held November 4, 2026 (the meeting title refers to November 2), included discussion of the Sheriff’s Office vehicle order. Staff requested guidance on continuing to bundle vehicle outfitting with the Bancorp lease and proposed buying a roughly $27,000 UTV for patrols near the Oxbow area, using funds included in a Bureau of Reclamation contract. Commissioners discussed the efficiencies and budget effects of leasing versus separate procurement; one commissioner opposed putting the UTV in the vehicle program and requested a separate, better-supported request. The discussion did not result in a vehicle or UTV award. Commissioners generally favored using the existing three-year RFP arrangement for now, with further discussion of procurement and contract terms encouraged. Staff also previewed an upcoming RFP to revise the county’s natural hazard mitigation plan, scheduled for consideration the following week; no RFP authorization was voted on at this session.

The board approved, by motion and unanimous vote, authorization for legal expenses not to exceed $120,000, with the option to seek additional authorization if needed. Other items previewed for a future agenda included an updated Soil and Water Conservation District intergovernmental agreement and approval of expenditures for a child-abuse conference; no action on those items was recorded in this transcript.

**Source:** Umatilla County