Remarks by Kathryn Harrington
97 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 3 of 4
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“Good evening and welcome and welcome back.”
Board of County Commissioners · Aug 25, 2026
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“Thank you. Thank you for joining us this evening. And on behalf of the board, let me just say that you are invited to join in any of what is now called our SPARC meetings. And I can't remember what the acronym stands for at this moment, but there are four of them. And it would be a good place to start for now. But thank you for bringing your suggestion forward. Thank you. Thank you.”
Board of County Commissioners · Aug 25, 2026
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Board of County Commissioners · Aug 25, 2026
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“Thank you very much. And that concludes our first public comment opportunity for this evening's meeting. Next we'll move on to public hearings. And before we have the first one, I need to read a statement. Because the next statement refers to code related to our fees, I need to read this as follows. As public officials serving Washington County, and subject to Oregon government ethics law, we as individual commissioners are prohibited from using or attempting to use our positions as elected officials to obtain or avoid financial impacts for ourselves, our relatives, members of our households,…”
Board of County Commissioners · Aug 25, 2026
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“Thank you, Commissioner Fai. I have an actual conflict, please, ladies and gentlemen, we do not allow interference in our meetings and that includes noise making. I have an actual conflict of interest The conflict arises because the proposed vehicle registration fee applies to me and my relatives who own vehicles registered in Washington County. Because this is an actual conflict of interest, I am recusing myself from any discussion of this matter. Pursuant to ORS 244.120 sub 2 sub b sub b, If my vote is necessary to meet a requirement of minimum number of votes to take action, I will vote on…”
Board of County Commissioners · Aug 25, 2026
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“Oh, wait a minute. I just need to find my notes here.”
Board of County Commissioners · Aug 25, 2026
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“Yes, so at this juncture, I need to ask for a motion to... Make the second reading of ordinance number 917 by title only.”
Board of County Commissioners · Aug 25, 2026
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“Second. We have a motion and a second. Clerk Moss, could you please take the roll?”
Board of County Commissioners · Aug 25, 2026
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“Yes. We need to stop after three affirmative votes, so... Sorry about that. I should not have voted at this juncture since it was not the unanimous vote. Do we have a motion to read the ordinance fully?”
Board of County Commissioners · Aug 25, 2026
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Board of County Commissioners · Aug 25, 2026
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Board of County Commissioners · Aug 25, 2026
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“OKAY. SO NEXT, WILL WE HAVE THE STAFF PRESENTATION FROM OUR FIRST READING OR IS THIS FOR PRESENTATION TONIGHT? THIS IS THE PUBLIC HEARING, CHAIR HERRINGTON. BEFORE THE PUBLIC HEARING. STAFF ARE PREPARED FOR A PRESENTATION. OKAY. THEN COME ON UP, STAFF. THAT'S WHAT I WAS TRYING TO CHECK.”
Board of County Commissioners · Aug 25, 2026
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“And with that, at this juncture, I will open a public hearing and ask Clerk Moss if we have anyone who wishes to testify for up to two minutes, an individual.”
Board of County Commissioners · Aug 25, 2026
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Board of County Commissioners · Aug 25, 2026
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“NEW SPEAKERS. NEW SPEAKERS. NEW SPEAKERS. NEW SPEAKERS limited to VRF, and what you're talking about is irrelevant to the vehicle registration fee.”
Board of County Commissioners · Aug 25, 2026
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Board of County Commissioners · Aug 25, 2026
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“Thank you, Clerk Moss. And with that, before I ask for a motion, I need to ask each member for individual disclosure. I'll, once again, start from my left to my right. Thank you. I do thank you, Vice Chair Willey. And with that, I'll close the public hearing. And now I'll ask for the individual disclosure, once again, going from left to right.”
Board of County Commissioners · Aug 25, 2026
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“That was Commissioner Jason Snyder. Now Commissioner Pam Treese.”
Board of County Commissioners · Aug 25, 2026
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“Thank you. This is Chair Catherine Harrington. I have an actual conflict of interest. The conflict arises because the proposed vehicle registration fee applies to me and my relatives who own vehicles registered in Washington County. Because this is an actual conflict of interest, I am recusing myself from any discussion of this matter pursuant to ORS 244. If my vote is necessary to meet a requirement of minimum number of votes to take action, I will vote on this proposed ordinance. I do have a question. County Council Duke-Dreesen, Commissioner Fai has said that she has provided the notice to…”
Board of County Commissioners · Aug 25, 2026
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“Appreciate that. Okay. Now we've done the necessary disclosures. So at this juncture, I would ask for a motion and a second to adopt ordinance number 917. So move. Do we have a second?”
Board of County Commissioners · Aug 25, 2026
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“We have a motion and a second. Clerk Moss, could you take the required votes and only those required votes?”
Board of County Commissioners · Aug 25, 2026
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“And I don't get to vote. The ordinance passes three to one.”
Board of County Commissioners · Aug 25, 2026
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“With one non-vote. Yes, we will reflect in the minutes the conflict in a minimum vote. OK, thank you. And at this juncture, here it is, the agenda. WE WILL MOVE ON TO ORDINANCE NUMBER 915. AND I WOULD LIKE TO ASK FOR A MOTION TO READ ORDINANCE NUMBER 915 BY TITLE ONLY. NEW SPEAKER. NEW SPEAKER.”
Board of County Commissioners · Aug 25, 2026
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“NEW SPEAKER. NEW SPEAKER. NEW SPEAKER. NEW SPEAKER. NEW SPEAKER. NEW SPEAKER. NEW SPEAKER. NEW SPEAKER. NEW SPEAKER. NEW SPEAKER. NEW SPEAKER. NEW SPEAKER. NEW SPEAKER. NEW SPEAKER. NEW SPEAKER. NEW SPEAKER. NEW SPEAKER. NEW SPEAKER. NEW SPEAKER. NEW SPEAKER. NEW SPEAKER. NEW SPEAKER. NEW SPEAKER. NEW SPEAKER. NEW SPEAKER. NEW SPEAKER. NEW SPEAKER. all the actual or perceived conflict of interest does not apply. So now I'll turn it over to May I read it by title only?”
Board of County Commissioners · Aug 25, 2026
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“NEW SPEAKER, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON TONIGHT'S PRESENTATION? I HAVE ONE, AND I'M LOOKING BACK AT OUR AUGUST 11TH WORK SESSION, BECAUSE WE DO HAVE CLARITY ON OUR NEW COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM. I just can't remember what it's called, but I know it has a new name. SPARC is the acronym, but I don't remember what SPARC stands for.”
Board of County Commissioners · Aug 25, 2026