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The approvals came as a series of staff reports were presented and public hearings were closed without public testimony. Chair Harrington called for and the board carried each motion 4 to 0.

County facilities manager Greg Wyman told the board the parcel being sold was acquired through tax-foreclosure in February 2014 and was included in the county's most recent real property auction. \"Washington County has no current public use for the property,\" Wyman said, and the city of King City asked to acquire the parcel to provide public access to the Tualatin River through parks and trails. The county accepted King City's offer of $70,000; staff noted a newspaper notice incorrectly listed the parcel as 0.07 acres when the property is actually about 1.06 acres.

In a separate hearing the board adopted a resolution approving a consent-petition annexation of two tax lots totaling about 4.75 acres into the Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District (THPRD). County staff said the annexation was initiated by the property owner and is intended to serve future development; the motion carried 4 to 0 after no public testimony.

The board also adopted Ordinance 905, \"an ordinance amending chapter 3.48 of the Washington County Code relating to nonprofit corporation low income housing tax exemptions.\" Jill Chen, assistant director of the Department of Housing Services, summarized the changes as aligning local wording with state law, limiting a vacant-land exemption to five years, allowing income averaging for certain tax-credit projects and raising allowable tenant income from 60% to 80% of area median income after a first year of tenancy. Chen said the county's portion of taxes waived in the most recent tax year was about $136,000 of roughly $634,000 in total tax exemptions granted.

Interim Chief Financial Officer John Steyer presented the spring supplemental budget request, saying the total requested increase in appropriations was $5,700,000 spread across 12 funds and departmental requests. Steyer described the supplemental as a combination of new and adjusted grant revenues, administrative corrections and transfers of contingency; he told the board details were in the meeting packet. The board adopted the supplemental budget resolution 4 to 0.

Commissioners also authorized the chair to sign an intergovernmental agreement with Metro Regional Government for data sharing tied to the Supportive Housing Services program, and approved the 2025–2029 Disability, Aging and Veteran Services area plan and budget, both by unanimous votes.

Votes at a glance

- Consent agenda: adopted, 4-0.
- Sale of county-owned property (Tax Lot identified in staff report): approve sale to King City for $70,000; motion carried 4-0. Note: newspaper notice listed property as 0.07 acres; staff said actual size is about 1.06 acres.
- Annexation to THPRD (boundary change 25-001 / service district annexation referenced in staff report): resolution adopted; effective 03/18/2025; motion carried 4-0.
- Ordinance 905 (amending chapter 3.48 — nonprofit low-income housing tax exemptions): adopted; motion moved by Commissioner Willey and seconded by Commissioner Schneider; vote 4-0. County portion of last-year tax waivers: approx. $136,000 (total waived ~ $634,000).
- FY25 spring supplemental budget (total requested appropriation increase $5,700,000 across 12 funds): resolution adopted; motion carried 4-0.
- Intergovernmental agreement with Metro (Supportive Housing Services data sharing): authorized; motion carried 4-0.
- 2025–2029 Disability, Aging and Veteran Services area plan and area plan budget: approved; motion carried 4-0.
- Ordinance 906 (repeal chapter 3.27 establishing a commercial PACE program): first reading and scheduling of second reading and public hearing set for 06/03/2025; motion to schedule carried 4-0.

Context and what the actions mean

The property sale transfers county title of a foreclosure-acquired parcel to King City, which staff said needs the parcel to provide direct public access to the Tualatin River as part of parks and trails. The annexation moves two tax lots into THPRD to allow future development to be served by park district services. The housing ordinance change refines local code to match state practice for nonprofit-owned affordable housing, adds limits on vacant-land exemptions and allows income-averaging for certain projects. The supplemental budget increases appropriations to reflect new or adjusted revenues and administrative corrections during the fiscal year. The Metro agreement formalizes data sharing related to supportive housing services the county participates in with regional partners.

What the board did not decide tonight

No final decisions were made tonight on the county's proposed staffing or county department eliminations that were discussed in public comment; the county administrator is preparing a balanced proposed budget for presentation April 28. Several public commenters raised concerns about elections, county services and other topics; those comments were received for the record but did not trigger formal board action at this meeting.

Ending

All formal motions recorded at the meeting passed unanimously, 4 to 0. The board scheduled the second reading and a public hearing for Ordinance 906 on June 3, 2025. The county will publish the full adopted resolutions and ordinance texts on washingtoncounty.org.
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Terry Wagner, speaking as a resident, urged the board to \"fully support the Sheriff's Office during this budget cycle, ensuring our residents receive the level of public safety they deserve.\" Wagner said ESPD and the public-safety local option levy have provided policing to unincorporated Washington County since 1987 and described a gap of roughly 14 general-fund-funded positions that he said reduces deputy-per-thousand residents ratios. \"When law enforcement is needed, people do not care which uniform they are wearing, only that they are safe,\" Wagner said.

Dawn Wright, who identified herself as a 21-year employee of the Washington County Child Support Department, asked the board to \"please reconsider this proposal of dissolving the Washington County Child Support Department.\" Wright said the county unit repeatedly ranks first in collections in the state, that federal reimbursement covers two-thirds of collection costs, and that closing the office would shift costs and jobs rather than produce net savings.

Several speakers urged the board to take action on election administration. Mary Halkiopoulos reviewed an internal review of early ballots received on Sept. 23, 2024, saying 5,871 ballots were received that day and the group provided the board a list of 442 individuals whose ballots were received on Sept. 23 but who did not appear on August or October voter rolls. She said 41 of those individuals were added to voter rolls after the Oct. 15, 2024 registration deadline and characterized that as violations of Oregon law; she urged the board to act to \"fix our election system.\"

Douglas (Dr.) Frank and Janet Bailey presented broader allegations about voter-roll quality, voting machines and election integrity. Frank, who said he has been advising groups around the country, warned the county may face litigation and urged the board to form a citizen election commission to investigate registration rolls and voting systems. Bailey told the board she and other citizens have presented records and called for in-person precinct voting and stronger chain-of-custody procedures.

Other speakers included Dale Feek (public-comment remarks on international aid and an opinion piece), and a group representative, Ayla Hoffler, who raised procedural questions about the board's public-comment guidelines and attempted to yield time to another presenter; the chair and county counsel clarified the board's guidelines were advisory and the meeting proceeded under the board's rules.

What the board said

Chair Harrington and staff acknowledged receipt of written materials provided by speakers and noted that the county administrator is preparing a balanced proposed budget for presentation April 28. The chair said there was no formal budget proposal yet to dissolve the Child Support Department; any such proposal would come as part of the administrator's budget package. The board did not take formal action on the election or staffing issues during the meeting; comments were accepted for the record.

Ending

Speakers used the board's two public-comment periods to press the commissioners on a range of concerns. The board received the comments but deferred any formal decisions to future budget or agenda processes.","During the March 18 public-comment periods residents urged the board to fully fund sheriff's staffing through the Enhanced Sheriff Patrol District levy, asked the board to retain the county Child Support Department, and several speakers raised concerns about voter rolls, voting machines and alleged election errors.","actionData","errors"]

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