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Votes at a glance: Yelm City Council actions Feb. 11, 2025
Summary
A quick roundup of motions the Yelm City Council approved Feb. 11, including procedural agenda and consent approvals, authorization to sign emergency-management and interlocal documents, ratified teamsters contract signature authorization, and a lodging tax advisory committee appointment.
The Yelm City Council took the following recorded actions at its Feb. 11 meeting. Where the meeting transcript did not provide a roll-call tally, the minutes record the motion passing as “motion carries.”
- Agenda approval: Council moved and approved the meeting agenda (motion carried).
- Consent agenda: Council approved the Jan. 28, 2025 regular meeting minutes and January 2025 check register and financial position summary (motion carried).
- Interlocal cooperative agreement: Council authorized the mayor to sign an interlocal cooperative agreement to continue the city’s seat on the Thurston County Emergency Management Council and participate in countywide emergency-management coordination (motion carried).
- Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan: Council authorized the mayor to sign the City of Yelm’s updated Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan, which staff said scored 90% on a recent state review (motion carried).
- Collective bargaining agreement: Council authorized the mayor to sign the ratified collective bargaining agreement with Teamsters Local 252 covering 2025–2027 (motion carried). Details of the contract were discussed at length in the meeting and include market and COLA adjustments, position-specific market increases, greater standby and clothing allowances, an aquatics seasonal premium and a longevity schedule.
- Lodging Tax Advisory Committee appointment: Council confirmed the mayor’s appointment of Frank Franklin Grammer to the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee (motion carried).
- Adjournment: Motion to adjourn carried.
Ending: Several items will require staff follow-up, including submission of the emergency plan to the state, the mayor’s execution of signed agreements, and procurement planning related to public-safety grant funds reported during committee updates.
