Steering Committee elects Spokane chair, Spokane Valley vice chair; approves March minutes

The Steering Committee of Elected Officials elected a chair from the City of Spokane and a vice chair from the City of Spokane Valley and approved minutes from its March 19 meeting during a July 16 session called to order by the committee chair.

The committee moved quickly through officer elections as the agenda’s first substantive business. A motion to nominate a Spokane representative for the chair position was seconded and carried by voice vote with members saying “aye.” The committee then nominated and unanimously approved a Spokane Valley representative as vice chair. The meeting record shows the motions passed unanimously; individual yea/nay tallies were not specified in the transcript.

The committee also considered approval of minutes from March 19. With a motion and a second on the floor, members voted to approve the minutes as submitted.

The newly elected officers will serve under the committee’s stated rotation for the 2526 leadership cycle; committee members noted the transition would be coordinated so the outgoing chair would finish the current meeting and the incoming chair would assume duties at a later date.

There were no formal public comments on these procedural items. The meeting then moved on to substantive planning and environmental review agenda items.