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BEFORE THE BOARD OF)! COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DESCHUTES COUNTY,
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ORDER NO. 81-234 AUNTY Qk K
An Order Providing for the Emergency )
Measures to Reduce General Fund )
Expenditures for Deschutes County, )
0 B 'nnin Aril 1 1981 )
WHEREAS, it is anticipated that there will be a revenue
shortfall in the General Fund of Deschutes County in the 1980-81
fiscal year; and
WHEREAS, certain emergency measures relating to the author-
ization for expenditure of materials and services were implemented
effective April 1, 1981; and
WHEREAS, a reduction in salary and services will be necessary
in order to end the fiscal year with a balanced budget in the General
Fund; and
WHEREAS, numerous meetings have been held in order to dis-
cuss the necessary measures that must be taken to reduce expenditures
in order not to exceed anticipated revenues; now, therefore,
THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DESCHUTES COUNTY,
OREGON, ORDERS as follows:
Section 1. All General Fund County employees shall work
a reduced work of 32 hours, commencing the week ending
April 24, 1981, with reduced salaries, unless otherwise provided
for in this Order, as follows:
Month Percentage Reduction
April, 1981 10%
May, 1981 20%
June, 1981 20%
Section 2. Employees in the Sheriff's Department shall
receive a salary and hourly reduction as follows:
Month
April, 1981
May, 1981
June, 1981
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Percentage Reduction
5%
10%
10%
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Section 3. Correctional employees in the Deschutes County
Jail Department shall not be reduced in hours or salary.
Section 4. The Emergency Services Division employees of
the Deschutes County Sheriff's Department shall sustain the same
salary and hourly reduction as other Sheriff's Department employees.
Section 5. The Juvenile Court Department shall be closed
on Mondays, commencing April 27, 1981. All employees in the Juvenile
Court Department shall work 32 hours per week and receive salary
reductions in accordance with Section l of this Order. During the
period that the Juvenile Court Department is closed, staff shall be
on call for emergencies only.
Section 6. CETA employees shall receive reductions in pay
and hours in accordance with the reductions ordered for their de-
partment; however, such employees shall be allowed to work overtime.
Section 7. Expenditures for Animal Control shall not be
allowed to exceed revenues generated by that fund. Reduction in
hours and pay for the employee in the Animal Control Department shall
be commensurate with those reductions ordered in Section 2 of this
Order. In the event that projected revenues anticipated to be
collected are insufficient to balance projected expenditures in the
Animal Control Department, the Animal Control Department and the
Animal Control Officer shall be curtailed.
Section 8. The Solid Waste Department shall effect a
savings in personnel services of $9,100.00, to be accomplished through
the transfer of employees and a reduction in hours of operation.
Blanket approval for materials and services up to the expenditure
of $85,000.00 for the fiscal year is hereby approved.
Section 9. The Library Department shall operate 25 hours
per week. This shall be accomplished by closing the Library from
April 20 through April 25, 1981, and having hours of operation
thereafter on Thursdays from 12:00 Noon to 8:00 p.m.; Fridays from
10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.; and Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Section 10. The Family Counseling Clinic Department shall
effect a 20% cut in personnel services in the amount of $6,000.00,
and shall defer purchase of an automobile in the amount of $4,800.00.
Current contracts with the Clinical Psychologist and Contract
Counseling shall continue.
Section 11. The General Health-Medical Nursing Department
shall effect a 20% cut in personnel services in the amount of
$3,954.25. Such cuts shall include a 20% reduction in pay to the
Health Officer.
Section 12. All health-related grant programs shall
continue at their anticipated level, provided, at no time shall
any such grant program operate without funding, nor shall the County
be required in any instance to advance money to the program. Any
grant program not having sufficient cash or requiring an advance,
or borrowing from another fund, shall be terminated.
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Section 13. The Home Health Department shall, provided
sufficient cash is generated through the grant for that department,
continue full operation. Operation shall be on the same basis as
provided in Section 12 of this Order.
Section 14. The Deschutes County Courthouse, Courthouse
Annex, and County Offices located at,.the Southgate Center, shall be closed
on each Friday beginning April 24, 1981, through June 26, 1981.
The hours of operation for next fiscal year shall be determined upon
approval and final adoption of the Deschutes County 1981-82 fiscal
year budget, following a budget election.
Section 15. The Deschutes County Justice Building shall
be open five days per week during regular business hours.
Section 16. There shall be no capital expenditures for
any General Fund Department.
Section 17. All materials and services expenditures in-
curred on or air April 1, 1981, must be approved by a member of
the Board of County Commissioners prior to incurring the obligation
for the purchase.
Section 18. County-paid travel outside Deschutes County
shall not occur, unless for an emergency or with prior Commissioner
approval.
Section 19. No permanent full-time or permanent part-time
employees shall receive a reduction or loss in health insurance
benefits as a result of this Order.
DATED this day of 1981.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON
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ROBERT C. PAULSON, JR., Chairi~
ATTEST:
SUSAN STONEMAN
Recording Secretary
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