The Skagit County Board of Commissioners on Sept. 29 approved a miscellaneous agenda item to amend the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) HOME Investment Partnerships agreement for fiscal year 2025 and authorized the chair to sign the amended agreement.

Commissioners noted that Commissioner Wiesen recused from the vote because he serves on the board of Community Action of Skagit County, an organization that receives HOME funds. Chair Janicki and Commissioner Browning voted to approve the amendment; the motion carried 2–0 with one recusal.

County staff said the amendment adjusts the county’s federal HOME funding agreement for program year 2024–25 and that federal procurement and grant terms will govern any subrecipient arrangements and reporting. The county’s HOME consortium reporting — discussed elsewhere at the meeting — shows both the current year award and carryover spending from prior years that affected the consortium’s total expenditures.

The board did not provide additional funding from local sources at the meeting; the action authorized execution of the HUD amendment as drafted.

Commissioner Browning moved approval; the motion was seconded and carried with the recorded recusal.