# Marion County Commissioners Meeting - September 23, 2026

The Marion County Board of Commissioners’ weekly session on September 23, 2026, approved several procurement-related contract amendments on the consent agenda. These included $129,846.27 in workers’ compensation claim expenses with Canon Cochran Management Services; a $790,855.89 increase to Robinson Construction Company’s contract for the Sheriff’s Office evidence building, bringing the stated total to $7,747,855.89; $649,765.20 for wipes for Health and Human Services program participants; a $100,000 increase to James M. Briggs and Associates’ counseling-services contract, bringing it to $200,000; and a $20,476.70 increase to the jail radio-system maintenance purchase order with SAR Enterprises, doing business as Communications Northwest. The board also approved a $158,271.39 funding amendment to the CMGC contract with Sladen Contractors for the Brooks water-improvement project; the transcript’s stated revised contract total is garbled. All consent items passed.

The board separately approved a federal Community Development Block Grant subrecipient agreement with Crossroads Communities for up to $121,017 to expand rural supportive services and staffing through June 30, 2028. It also approved a similar agreement with Family Building Blocks for its Woodburn relief-nursery project; the funding amount is not clear in the transcript. Both motions passed. Public comment raised concerns about groundwater depletion and rural housing density, and urged restrictions on solar siting on high-value farmland; commissioners noted that the county already restricts new solar sites on such farmland. The board also adopted zoning and comprehensive-plan ordinances for Jubitz Corporation and TIBA Incorporated. No competitive solicitation or vendor-selection process was discussed.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Construction & Infrastructure, Healthcare
**Topics:** Physical Infrastructure, Grants & Funding
**Published:** September 23, 2026

### Sources
- [Marion County Commissioners Meeting - September 23, 2026](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABcrBUvbyuQ) - Capital Community Media