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Washington County commissioners approve separation agreement with former county counsel Alex Barnett
Summary
At a July 14, 2026 special meeting the Washington County Board of Commissioners approved a separation agreement with former county counsel Alex Barnett by a unanimous 5-0 vote; the board thanked Barnett for his service but did not disclose terms of the agreement.
The Washington County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday unanimously approved a separation agreement with former county counsel Alex Barnett.
The vote took place at a special meeting July 14, 2026. Chair Harrington introduced the first action item as approval of a separation agreement with Alex Barnett and called for a motion. The motion was made, seconded and carried unanimously, 5 to 0. The meeting record does not include financial terms, effective dates or other specifics of the separation agreement.
Chair Harrington thanked Barnett on behalf of the board, saying, "Thank you very much, Alex, for your service, and we appreciate your taking the risk in joining Washington County, last June 2025." The transcript records that Barnett had joined the county in June 2025; no further comments from Barnett appear on the public record provided.
A motion to approve the agreement was made and seconded; the board recorded the outcome as unanimous. The record does not identify who seconded the motion, nor does it include a roll-call of individual votes beyond the board-wide tally of 5–0.
The special meeting then moved on to a separate personnel item and later adjourned; the board announced it would reconvene for a work session at 1 p.m.
