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Battle Ground council approves agenda and consent items, sets public hearing on salary commission ordinance
Summary
At the March 17 regular meeting the council approved the meeting agenda and consent agenda unanimously and set a public hearing for April 21 on an ordinance that would change Salary Commission public-meeting requirements.
The Battle Ground City Council took several procedural actions at its March 17 meeting, voting unanimously to approve the meeting agenda and the consent agenda and to set a public hearing on an ordinance that would amend the City’s Salary Commission meeting procedures.
What the council voted on - Agenda approval: Council voted to approve the meeting agenda as presented. Motion by Council Member Ferrer; second by Council Member Overholzer. Vote: unanimous (Mayor McCoy; Deputy Mayor Bowman; Council Members Kuipers, Ferrer, DeRozier, Davis, Overholzer). - Consent agenda: The council approved four items on the consent agenda by unanimous vote (same vote roster). - Salary Commission ordinance: The council voted to set a public hearing for the April 21 regular meeting on Ordinance 2025-03 (amending Battleground Municipal Code Title 2, Chapter 2.86). The proposed ordinance removes the requirement that the Salary Commission hold two formal public hearings and instead requires public-comment availability at each commission meeting. Motion by Council Member Overholzer; second by Council Member Ferrer. Vote: unanimous (Mayor McCoy; Deputy Mayor Bowman; Council Members Kuipers, Ferrer, DeRozier, Davis, Overholzer).
Context and next steps City staff explained the proposed ordinance change is intended to reduce the administrative burden on the Salary Commission while preserving public access by requiring public-comment opportunities at each meeting. Council members asked about the procedure for providing input to the commission on compensation matters; staff explained the commission typically solicits written answers from incumbents and candidates and that any decrease in compensation would take effect only after the next election cycle (increases can be implemented sooner under the draft ordinance language).
Ending: The ordinance will be the subject of a public hearing on April 21; council members and members of the public may testify at that meeting.
