The Washington County Board of County Commissioners recorded unanimous (5-0) approvals across a range of administrative and procurement items, including loan-fund changes for volunteer fire companies, placement of an EMS transport unit in South County, multiple bid awards for county projects and routine appointments and easement agreements.

Volunteer fire and EMS revolving loan fund modifications: David Hayes, director of emergency services, described proposed changes to the revolving loan fund created in 1993 and recommended increasing the fund’s maximum available balance from $1,000,000 to $2,500,000 and adopting graduated loan limits and committee membership changes. Commissioners approved the modifications 5-0.

EMS transport unit at Fire Station 8 (Boonsboro/Smithsburg area): The First Hose Company of Boonsboro sought approval to place an EMS transport unit at Station 8; county employees would staff the unit on a first-response basis. Hayes and volunteer leaders said the change would shorten response times in southern parts of the county by roughly 10–15 minutes for some areas. Commissioners approved the required memorandum of understanding and the placement 5-0.

Procurements and contract awards: Purchasing staff presented several contract actions that the board approved unanimously:
- PUR1771: Award water and sewerage plan update to Rummel, Klepper & Kahl for $51,500 (contingent on County Attorney approval).
- PUR1772: Rescind one bid and award Hangar 22 HVAC replacement to M.S. Johnston Company, Inc., for $72,000.
- PUR1773: Multiple one-year delivery contracts for gasoline and diesel transport to the lowest responsive bidders (contracts to begin 12/01/2025); departmental budgets will cover costs.
- INTG-250217: Authorize purchase of cloud-based DebtBook software for debt and lease management for $158,875 over five years (budgeted in operating line items).
- PUR1782 (sole source): Authorize purchase of 4,000 sets of commemorative 250th-anniversary coins for $69,600 for resale and giveaway at county and municipal events.

Other administrative actions: The board approved routine items including a Planning Commission reappointment (Jeff Semler), easements with Potomac Edison for Airpark Road utilities and Smithsburg Wastewater Treatment Plant electric service, the hiring of an operations manager (Paula Kaufman), an overfill staffing strategy for emergency communications (to allow training overlap), appointments to the Washington County Mental Health Authority, adoption of findings of fact for zoning map amendment RZ25-006 and retention of Bruce Berriano as the county’s government relations consultant for calendar year 2026 ($10,000 retainer). Commissioners also approved additions to the community organization funding (1108) list. Each listed motion passed 5-0 unless otherwise noted.

Votes at a glance (selected actions): see the structured actions list below for motions, vote tallies and next steps.