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North Bend adopts schedule to evaluate police service proposals; council schedules follow‑up work study
Summary
Council set a public schedule for evaluating proposals for police services — presentations April 8, written proposals due April 11, scoring presented April 15 and a decision scheduled for May 6 — and amended the schedule to include a council work study on April 22; final schedule passed 6–1.
The North Bend City Council on April 1 approved a timeline for evaluating proposals for police services, setting public presentations and deadlines ahead of a May 6 decision and scheduling a mandatory follow‑up work study to ensure continued council deliberation.
Staff recommendation and schedule: staff presented Alternative 1, which sets the following public milestones: April 8 — presentations by Snoqualmie and King County in a public meeting; April 11 — written proposals due; April 15 — staff reports scoring of presentations and written proposals at a public meeting; and May 6 — council consideration and direction in a regular open meeting. Staff told council these public events will allow presentations, public observation and staff scoring to be transparent.
Council amendment and debate: several councilmembers sought a guaranteed follow‑up work study so the body could discuss scoring and public feedback in a dedicated session. Councilmember Bridal Elwood moved to remove the word “optional” from an April 22 work‑study listing so that April 22 would be a scheduled work study rather than an optional date; that amendment passed unanimously. Dissent centered on individual availability: one councilmember said they could not attend the April 15 meeting and opposed certain scheduling elements, but council overall adopted the schedule as amended.
Why this matters: the council is preparing to choose between service models for police coverage and requires a transparent public process for vendor presentations, scoring and deliberation. Staff said the April 15 meeting will present staff scoring and that council may ask for additional meetings depending on questions that arise; an agenda bill for the May 6 decision is to be produced in advance of that meeting.
Action taken: Motion to approve AB25‑035 (the police services schedule) as amended (removing the “optional” label for the April 22 work study) passed 6–1. The meeting record identifies Councilmember Errol Trimalata as the lone negative vote.
Ending: Staff will post the schedule and provide scoring materials and any requested follow‑up analyses; council members asked staff to make the May 6 agenda available in advance and to brief council on any questions raised during evaluations.
