JoCo Commissioners to Consider OHA Amendments and Sick Leave Usage at Meeting
The Josephine County Board of Commissioners will consider Oregon Health Authority amendments and a resolution providing unused sick leave benefits to general service employees during Thursday's meeting. Also up for consideration is a board order in the matter of the procedure for setting both fees and a public hearing. During the requests and comments period, citizens will have three minutes to speak on any topic to the commissioners, who will then review each comment and potentially respond. After approving consent calendar minutes, the board may consider other matters and announcements. Thursday morning's Weekly Business Session will begin at 10 a.m. in the Anne G. Basker Auditorium, 600 NW Sixth Street, and will be streamed at josephinecounty.gov/livestream.
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JoCo Commissioners Hear Homeless Site Proposal after Brief Recess during Workshop
A brief recess paused today's County Administration Workshop due to an undisclosed security issue. The board reconvened shortly thereafter, and invited U-Turn for Christ to introduce their proposal for a 24-hour supervised, low-barrier entry site to help provide shelter and reintegration resources for the homeless. Further discussion will be on the next workshop agenda. The board approved a manager report and recommendation regarding County Legal Property at 210 Tacoma, along with documents from the September auction. A recommendation to stick with a 10% fee funding 50% of property management in the matter of confirming the Sheriff's certificate of sale and authorization to distribute the proceeds was also approved. Department business saw no objection from the commissioners to the Sheriff's request for authorization to acquire the e-Citations Integration Program.
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JCSO Search and Rescue Technical Rope Team Saves Man after 300-Foot Fall
The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue Technical Rope Rescue Team saved a man after he fell nearly 300 feet down a cliff near Prospect. At 2:19 a.m. Saturday, October 4, dispatch received a call reporting that a man had gone over a Rogue River canyon cliff near the 1100 block of Mill Creek Drive. Witnesses told dispatchers they could hear the man calling for help from below. The Jackson County Fire District 4 and JCSO deputies responded with assistance from the JCSO Fire District 3 Technical Rescue Team, and determined that a high-angle rope rescue would be necessary. The JCSO SAR Technical Rope Rescue Team and Fire District 3, conducted a complex rope operation. Using 400 feet of rope and a litter, SAR volunteers lowered rescuers and raised the injured man back to safety from the bottom of the canyon. Mercy Flights Inc. transported the man by air ambulance to the hospital, where he remains in stable condition.
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