The Washington County Board of Commissioners took the following formal actions Nov. 4, 2025. Vote tallies are as recorded in the meeting minutes.
1) Consent agenda: Adopted (motion and second recorded). Result: approved unanimously 5 to 0.
2) Appointments and reappointments:
- Reappointment/appointments to Clean Water Services Budget Committee: Reappoint Elaine Stewart and appoint Nisha George to three-year terms (terms to expire 09/30/2028). Result: approved 5 to 0.
- Appointment of Jennifer Camelman to the Garbage and Recycling Advisory Committee, term 11/04/2025 through 03/31/2030. Result: approved 5 to 0.
- Reappointment of Craig McDonald to Rainbow Lane Special Road District, term 01/01/2026 through 12/31/2028. Result: approved 5 to 0.
3) Supplemental budget FY25-26: Board adopted the resolution to adopt the first supplemental budget for fiscal year 2025-26. Result: approved unanimously 5 to 0.
4) Annexation — Service District Annexation 25-007 (Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District): Adopted resolution approving annexation of one tax lot at 18425 NW West Union Road effective 11/04/2025 and authorized the chair to sign. Result: approved unanimously 5 to 0.
5) Clean Water Services West Basin Master Plan: Adopted resolution to approve the West Basin Master Plan. Result: approved unanimously 5 to 0.
6) Administrative Manual acceptance (2025): Board accepted the Washington County Administrative Manual for 2025 and endorsed an annual review cadence and a three-year staggered policy review. Result: approved unanimously 5 to 0.
7) Emergency declarations:
- SNAP disruption emergency declaration: Board declared a state of emergency relating to a disruption of SNAP benefits and delegated authority to the county administrator to authorize expenditures up to $250,000. Result: approved unanimously 5 to 0.
- Federal immigration enforcement emergency declaration: Board declared a state of emergency relating to federal immigration enforcement and delegated authority to the county administrator to authorize expenditures up to $200,000; declaration to expire Dec. 31, 2025; CAO to report by Jan. 31, 2026. Result: approved unanimously 5 to 0.
Notes: Several motions in the meeting were moved and seconded without individual mover/second names recorded in the transcript. When a mover or seconder was not named in the record, this summary lists the motion text and the recorded result.