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County moves forward with automated traffic-diversion program and waives procurement for vendor
Summary
Washington County approved a waiver from procurement to engage Advent to automate traffic-diversion and traffic-reduction processing. The county official said diversion fees would be roughly $100 per participant and that the vendor cost is about $1,200 per year; fee revenue would be remitted to towns per an allocation report.
Washington County's Public Works Committee approved a procurement waiver March 3 to allow county staff to proceed with contracting a vendor named Advent to provide an automated traffic-diversion and traffic-reduction program.
A county attorney/public-safety official described the program as an online/QR-code workflow that lets eligible ticket recipients enroll in diversion or education programs in lieu of traditional court appearances. The official said the diversion option would include an initial fee (approximately $100) that is remitted to the towns and that the Advent vendor's service cost is about $1,200 per year to the county.
Committee members raised questions about eligibility limits (for example, whether a ticket within 12 months disqualifies someone from diversion), revenue allocation to towns, and whether the county would need to amend procurement rules or use a waiver for a professional service. After discussion, the committee approved a motion to waive procurement and to proceed with necessary waiver documentation and budgeting steps.
Why it matters: Automating eligible traffic-case resolutions could reduce staff time in court, increase consistency across towns and provide an educational alternative for low-level offenses. Supervisors said it may also improve revenue flow by centralizing fee collection and distribution.
Next steps: Staff will prepare procurement-waiver paperwork, finalize contract terms with Advent and return to the committee with budget and reporting details about fee remittances and town allocations.
Provenance: Topic spans the prosecutor's description of the Advent program through the procurement-waiver vote (SEG 1915–SEG 2296).
