Board of County Commissioners' Meeting - October 22, 2026

The Clackamas County Board of Commissioners meeting on October 22, 2026, included a public hearing and adoption of a 120-day moratorium on approving new or expanded data centers as primary uses in unincorporated areas. Commissioners cited the need to assess land-use, water, electricity, noise, environmental, and infrastructure impacts and develop appropriate zoning amendments; the moratorium may be extended for six months after another hearing. No data-center contract or project award was made. The board also approved the Housing Authority’s application for a Family Self-Sufficiency grant estimated at $382,140.

On the county consent agenda, commissioners approved a $560,000 personal-services contract with Dowel LLC for a land-suitability assessment, funded by Metro, and authorized the purchase of six Chevrolet Tahoe police-pursuit vehicles through an Oregon state purchasing arrangement. The vehicle amount is garbled in the transcript but appears to be approximately $524,726; Commissioner Savas said he could not support the purchase, while the board proceeded with approval. Commissioners also approved a $600,000, one-year Robert Half temporary-staffing purchase order for case-manager positions, funded by Oregon Health Authority and Metro supportive-housing funds. Other consent items included grants and agreements, including a $174,997.53 SNAP training grant requiring an equal county general-fund match, a $27,500 ODOT grant amendment, a $40,000 vaccine-confidence grant, and a $65,000 HIV-prevention agreement.