Washington County Board of Commissioners Meeting - 11/5/2026

The Washington County Board of Commissioners meeting on November 5, 2026 included several procurement approvals. The board approved a one-year CDW-G maintenance and support renewal for the Absolute SA platform, covering 400 users, for $52,400 from Public Safety 911 funds; a $25,671 multi-tool carrier with snow-removal attachments from Contractor’s Connection; approximately $23,000 in paving services from low bidder Thickston Contracting; and two replacement 2027 Ford trucks through the Co-Star contract for $114,539. It also approved renewal of the tax-claim postings agreement with Palmetto Posting, though no amount was stated, and a corrections-related renewal whose scope and price were unclear in the transcript. An agreement concerning responsibilities and coordination for the real estate expo was approved after a motion to table it failed for lack of a second; one commissioner voted against approval, citing audit findings.

Other approved spending and agreements included special counsel at $75 per hour, capped at $5,000; a PCCD intermediate-punishment treatment grant renewal of $345,000 with no county funds required; provider agreements for Children and Youth Services and Behavioral Health, with transcript amounts garbled; and engineering agreements with Gibson Thomas Engineers for bridge inspections, with the stated amount unclear and funding described as 80% federal and 20% county. The board also approved an application for a statewide LSA grant to demolish barns at the county fairgrounds, an Allegheny County detainee-housing agreement with a stated rate of $167.63 per detainee per day for stays beyond 72 hours, a radio-tower lease at $400 monthly plus 25% of third-party rental revenue, and IT consulting at $70 per hour capped at $4,500 per month. Several employee-benefit renewals and premium changes were approved. Public comment raised concerns about the cost and handling of the county’s Motorola radio-system project; no new action on that project was recorded. The meeting also included a proclamation recognizing Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Month and Week.