What: Proposed Ordinance 2026-11, first titled "Ensuring Community Safety and Lawful Federal Immigration Enforcement" on the 2026-10-07 agenda and listed as "Regarding County Interaction with Federal Immigration Enforcement" on the 2026-10-21 agenda, which suggests the title was amended.
Where it stands: the Public Services Committee had it on its agendas of 2026-09-14 and 2026-09-28 and reported to the full Assembly on 2026-10-07; it was the Order of the Day on 2026-10-07 and appeared in the Speaker's report on 2026-10-21. The outcome is not confirmed from any county record we could read.
Next: check the journal of the 2026-10-21 meeting (it will appear on a later agenda) for the result.
Details
The retitling between 2026-10-07 and 2026-10-21 is the only evidence of an amendment in the county's own agenda text.
Uncertain, from a secondary press summary only: the Assembly may have approved an amended ordinance in October 2026, and in May 2026 may have voted 8-7 to delay a final vote. Neither is verified against a journal, so no outcome is stated here.
The Commissioners voted unanimously to release county counsel's written opinion (KP Law) on the Assembly's proposed ordinance, which the County Administrator said indicates most provisions are unenforceable. The ordinance was approved by the Assembly on Oct. 7 and sent to the Commissioners on Oct. 8. The Administrator will work with Assembly leadership and counsel on a workable, enforceable policy over the next few weeks.
Ordinance 2026-11 appears in the Speaker's report under the title "Regarding County Interaction with Federal Immigration Enforcement". Outcome not confirmed.
Order of the Day, as "Ensuring Community Safety and Lawful Federal Immigration Enforcement"; the Public Services Committee meeting of 2026-09-28 was reported. Outcome not confirmed.