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Washington County to pause signing or attesting to new federal funding awards pending review
Summary
County leadership presented a draft all‑county email proposing a pause on signing, attesting to, or awarding new or renewed federal funding agreements or subrecipient awards until additional review is completed; the board expressed no objections and staff will proceed with the pause and follow up.
A county staff draft all‑county email presented at the work session proposed pausing signing or attesting to any new or renewed federal funding agreements and pausing award of federal funds to community subrecipients until further review.
Miss Angie (staff member presenting the draft email) said the email text would direct departments to “pause signing or attesting to any agreements or contracts for any new or annual new re annual renewal of federal funding” and to pause awards to subrecipients until county leadership signs off. The item was presented as a measure to provide consistent guidance to departments and to coordinate public communications, given incoming media inquiries about federal funding.
Board members present voiced no objection. One participant responded, “I don't have concerns. I think it...” and another said, “No. I like it,” after a suggested wording change to soften the phrasing in the fourth paragraph (changing “not sign it” to “pausing”). The board did not take a separate formal vote on the pause during the work session; staff described the next steps as circulating the final all‑county message and continuing media response preparations.
Ending: County staff will finalize and send the all‑county communication and will provide follow-up as necessary to departments and community subrecipients.
