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Council revises city code to remove council confirmations of terminations after legal review
3262512 · May 10, 2025
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Summary
Council adopted an ordinance amending city code to remove or revise language that had allowed council confirmation of terminations; city attorney said legal analysis and municipal-attorney guidance recommend the change to avoid separation-of-powers conflicts.
WENATCHEE, Wash. — The City Council voted to revise chapter 1.06 of the Wenatchee City Code to remove language allowing council confirmation of personnel terminations after the city attorney said state-law interpretation and municipal-attorney guidance advised against that practice.
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