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Josephine County commissioners hold a legal counsel update Thursday, Oct. 15, at 10 a.m.
The Josephine County Board of Commissioners meets for a Legal Counsel Update at 10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026, in the BCC Conference Room in Grants Pass. The agenda includes an RFP for contracted attorney services, a resolution on federal funding and False Claims Act exposure, and an executive session.
Josephine County posted the agenda for a Board of Commissioners Legal Counsel Update on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026, according to a county website-update alert sent Oct. 13.
When and where. 10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026, in the BCC Conference Room in Grants Pass. The county says the meeting will be livestreamed on its website and on the Josephine County YouTube channel.
Who. Commissioners Ron A. Smith (chair), Colene M. Martin (vice chair) and Gary L. Richardson.
On the agenda. A declaration of potential conflicts of interest; a request for proposals for contracted attorney services; and a draft resolution "In the Matter of Affirming Compliance with State and Federal Law and Requesting That the State of Oregon Address Counties’ Federal Funding and False Claims Act Exposure."
Executive session. The board plans a closed session under Oregon public meetings law (ORS 192.660) on a Verizon Wireless ground lease extension at the fairgrounds, real property related to the sale of the Flying Lark, and two pending legal cases: a small claims case against County Public Works and a U.S. District Court case involving Wellpath LLC. The agenda lists the lease, the Flying Lark property and both cases again for open-session discussion afterward, followed by other matters from commissioners.
The agenda: https://www.josephinecounty.gov/10-15-2026_Legal_Counsel_Update_Agenda.pdf. Livestream: https://www.josephinecounty.gov/livestream.
Original source: Josephine County Board of Commissioners agenda, "Legal Counsel Update," Oct. 15, 2026 (https://www.josephinecounty.gov/10-15-2026_Legal_Counsel_Update_Agenda.pdf). Notice Nearby wrote this brief in its own words.
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Source: the public notice on this register NN-GOVEMAIL-20261013-ORJOLCU · Josephine County Board of Commissioners.
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