Votes at a glance: Washington County Board actions Oct. 21, 2025
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Summary
Key board votes included approval of the consent agenda (5-0), proclamation for Digital Inclusion Week (5-0), formation of a sewer reimbursement district (5-0), adoption of FY 25–26 supplemental budget (5-0), scheduling second reading for Ordinance 911 (5-0), and approval of a 27% EMS transport rate increase (4-1).
At its Oct. 21 meeting, the Washington County Board of Commissioners took the following formal actions:
- Consent agenda: Approved (motion carries unanimously 5-0). The clerk said the consent agenda included 16 items across multiple departments (minutes, Clean Water Services items, IT, County Facilities, Land Use & Transportation, Human Resources). Details of individual consent items were not presented during the public meeting.
- Proclamation: Adopted a proclamation recognizing October as Digital Inclusion Week in Washington County (motion carries unanimously 5-0).
- Public hearing and resolution: Adopted resolution to form the Northwest 100th and 11th Court at McDaniel Road Sewer Extension Reimbursement District and proceed with project No. 7298 (motion carries unanimously 5-0).
- Supplemental budget FY 25–26: Adopted a supplemental budget that included seven items across general government, public safety, culture and non-operating funds, including a $12,000,000 debt-service appropriation for July 2025 bond issuance (motion carries unanimously 5-0).
- Ordinance No. 911 (first reading): Read by title only (first reading) and scheduled second reading and public hearing for Nov. 18, 2025 (motion carries unanimously 5-0). Ordinance 911 would amend Washington County Code chapter 3.27 to establish a commercial property-assessed clean energy (C-PACE) program; this was a scheduling action (first reading) and not a final adoption.
- EMS emergency-transportation rate increase: Approved a 27% increase in the emergency-transportation rate effective Jan. 1, 2026; motion passed 4-1.
- Adjournment: Motion to adjourn carried unanimously 5-0.
Where the mover/second or individual roll-call votes were not read into the record, the minutes show the tally and whether motions carried; named individual dissent was recorded in debate for the EMS vote.