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Washington County pauses signing federal grants while board works on revised equity resolution
Summary
On June 24 the Washington County Board of Commissioners read a board statement saying it has paused signing federal grants and contracts while staff and a retained consultant develop a replacement equity resolution; the board scheduled a proposed resolution for July 22.
Washington County commissioners on June 24 announced they have paused signing federal grants and contracts while the board, county staff and a retained consultant develop a revised equity resolution and related processes.
The board’s statement, read for the record at the work session, said: “Until we have this in place, we have paused the signing of all federal grants and contracts.” The statement said the county receives about $135,000,000 annually in federal funding to serve vulnerable communities and that the board expects to bring a proposed resolution to the full Board of Commissioners on July 22, 2025, at 6:30 p.m.
Why it matters: the pause affects any federal agreements that require…
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