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Council approves budget amendment to fund engineering work and a two‑year construction inspector; some members dissent
Summary
The council adopted an amendment to the 2025 budget to pay for parametrics’ additional engineering work related to shaft anomalies, and added a term‑limited two‑year construction inspector position while eliminating a vacant maintenance position. Council members Moore and Tracy recorded dissent.
The Orting City Council voted Sept. 24 to amend the city’s 2025 budget to cover additional engineering work performed by Parametrics related to recent shaft anomalies and to add a term‑limited construction inspector position. The ordinance adopted (abbrev. AB 25‑86 / Ord. No. 2025‑1151 in meeting documents) also eliminated a currently vacant maintenance worker position; staff presented that change as partially offsetting the new position’s cost.
According to staff materials read at the meeting, the requested budget increase included…
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