Votes at a glance: Washington County business meeting, Nov. 4, 2025
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Summary
A compact summary of formal actions taken by the Washington County Board of Commissioners during the Nov. 4, 2025 business meeting, including appointments, budget actions, annexation, plan adoption and emergency declarations. All recorded votes were unanimous (5-0).
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.