When the COVID-19 pandemic hit Linn County in March 2020, the Linn County Board of Commissioners quickly determined that the Expo Center was a prime central location for public vaccination clinics — both in-house and drive-through — and circuit court activities.

At the time, commissioners said they’d do the right thing and worry about money later.

On Tuesday, Oct. 26, commissioners Roger Nyquist, Sherrie Sprenger and Will Tucker agreed it was time to determine how money has or hasn’t flowed into and out of the facility, which saw nearly all of its usual events, like horse, dog and R...