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Votes at a glance: April 7 Ellensburg City Council
Summary
A roundup of formal actions taken by the council on April 7, 2025, including appointments and approvals. Several procedural motions passed by voice vote; staff will draft ballot language for a TBD renewal and street funding and will return with required documents.
The Ellensburg City Council took the following formal actions on April 7, 2025. All vote outcomes below are reported as recorded during the meeting; most votes were taken by voice and the meeting transcript does not show a roll‑call of individual votes.
- Amendment to agenda: Council approved an amendment to move new business item 11a (the 2023 Electrical System Plan update) before item 10a. Motion passed by voice vote.
- Approval of agenda as amended: Motion to approve the agenda as amended passed by voice vote.
- Consent agenda: The consent agenda was approved by voice vote.
- Lodging Tax Advisory Committee appointment: Motion to appoint Arlo Ivesic (applicant) to the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee passed by voice vote; the appointee spoke briefly and the council approved the appointment.
- 2023 Electrical System Plan: Council voted to accept the 2023 Electrical System Plan as complete following a presentation by Power Engineers (see separate article for details). Motion passed by voice vote.
- Transportation Benefit District direction: Council directed staff to prepare a resolution and ballot language to (a) renew the existing 0.2% TBD sales and use tax for transit and (b) add a 0.1% TBD sales and use tax for street preservation, aiming for the November 2025 ballot. Motion passed by voice vote; staff noted legal/grant constraints that shaped the chosen option.
- Employment agreement: Council approved an employment agreement appointing Christopher H. Horner as City Attorney and authorized the City Manager to sign the agreement. Motion passed by voice vote.
Notes on vote recording: The meeting transcript records multiple voice “ayes” for each successful motion but does not provide a roll‑call list or a per‑member vote tally in the transcript. Where mover or seconder names are not explicitly recorded in the transcript, the actions above list outcomes reported in the meeting.
