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Spokane council adopts resolution to back Keep Washington Working Act and direct compliance measures
Summary
Council Member Lilina Barreta said the Spokane City Council passed a resolution recognizing the Keep Washington Working Act, calling on the city to support immigrant and refugee communities, expand legal representation and create a task force to maintain compliance; more than 40 people signed up to testify on the resolution.
Council Member Lilina Barreta, District 2, said the Spokane City Council passed a resolution that recognizes the Keep Washington Working Act, a Washington state law that among other provisions limits local inquiries into a person's immigration or citizenship status.
Barreta said the resolution calls for the city to support immigrant and refugee communities and to work with local community‑based organizations to expand legal representation and immigration defense services for residents. The resolution also calls for ongoing training and oversight of city employees and line enforcement to ensure compliance with the Keep Washington Working Act, and it directs the city to create a task force composed of administrative staff, council staff and community groups to maintain compliance and implementation.
"We had over 40 people sign up to testify on this resolution," Barreta said, and she thanked those who engaged both for and against the measure.
The transcript does not include the resolution number, the vote tally or details about funding for the proposed expansion of legal services. Public commenters who signed up to testify were not individually named in the summarized remarks.
