Union County posts required public records report under state law

Union County posted its monthly ORS 294.250 public notice on July 7, keeping the county’s required disclosure schedule current just after the new fiscal year began. The filing says the information required by state law is available for review, and that copies of all or part of the posted material can be obtained from the county for a fee that does not exceed the actual cost of making the copies.

The notice sits inside a broader reporting system that gives residents a regular look at how county government handles public money and staffing. Union County’s archive page shows monthly reports for January through June 2026, and it also preserves entries from 2020 through 2026, signaling that this is a standing recordkeeping practice rather than a one-time filing. The county’s public notice page lists commissioners Paul Anderes, Matt Scarfo and Jake Seavert, and gives the county contact address as 1106 K Avenue, La Grande, Oregon 97850.

ORS 294.250 is the section of Oregon law titled “Publication by county governing body of schedule of expenditures and statement of proceedings; manner of publication; notice.” It sits in Oregon Revised Statutes chapter 294, the county and municipal financial administration chapter, alongside ORS 294.155, which addresses an annual audit report and monthly report requirement. That framework is why the county’s notice is published on a set schedule and why the material must remain available for public inspection.

One of the most useful pieces of the disclosure system is the annual salary publication. Union County’s reports show commissioner pay at 7,158.00 in 2024 and 7,351.00 in 2025. The administrative officer was listed at 9,139.00 in 2024 and 9,388.00 in 2025. Those figures give residents a concrete way to track how compensation changes from year to year, especially for offices that shape county services and spending decisions.

The county’s notice also states that gross monthly salaries of regular officers and employees in budgeted positions are published once a year on December 31 for one month. That means the December salary listing is the window for seeing the county’s pay structure in a single place, while the monthly ORS 294.250 posting keeps the rest of the financial disclosure calendar moving. Union County’s 2025 annual financial report, covering the year ended June 30, 2025, adds another layer to that public accounting.