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Yakima City Council votes 5-2 to appeal judge’s partial summary-judgment order
Summary
On March 11, 2025, the Yakima City Council voted 5-2 to authorize an appeal of Judge Elliott’s March 7 order granting partial summary judgment in the case described on the agenda as Yakima Citizens et al. v. City of Yakima.
The Yakima City Council voted 5-2 on March 11, 2025, to authorize the city to appeal Judge Elliott’s March 7, 2025, order granting partial summary judgment in the court case listed on the agenda as Yakima Citizens et al. v. City of Yakima.
The motion to appeal was offered by Councilman Berg and seconded by Deputy Mayor Brown. The council took a roll-call vote that recorded Berg, Brown and Byers voting yes; Decio voting no; Glenn voting yes; Herrera voting no; and Roy voting yes. The motion passed 5-2.
City staff placed the item on the council agenda under the formal council business section. The motion was limited to authorizing the appeal; the transcript does not state any additional directions to staff about filing deadlines, legal strategy, or settlement options.
The vote followed an executive-session discussion earlier in the meeting in which the council met to discuss pending litigation under state executive-session law. The council returned to open session and immediately considered the appeal motion.
No public comment or extended debate on the merits of the judge’s order is recorded in the transcript. The transcript identifies the court order as Judge Elliott’s March 7, 2025, order granting partial summary judgment; it does not summarize the court’s reasoning, the legal issues decided, or which claims were affected.
What happens next legally (the timing of any filing or the particular appellate court to be used) is not specified in the meeting record.
