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County staff circulate contract language guide to implement Access and Opportunity resolution
Summary
Washington County staff presented a draft contract-language guide intended to align county contracts with the board's Access and Opportunity resolution and civil-rights requirements; staff and community partners flagged questions about how the guide will affect community-based organizations.
Washington County staff told the Board of Commissioners on Aug. 5 that they have drafted contract-language guidance to implement the board's recently adopted Access and Opportunity resolution and are sharing the draft with internal contract administrators and community partners.
The guidance is meant to help county contract writers and community-based organizations understand how civil-rights law (including ADA requirements) and the new resolution intersect with county contracts. County Counsel said staff and attorneys are working with departments to review and revise a large number of county contracts so they "meet the spirit of access and…
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