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Votes at a glance: Orting City Council actions, Jan. 29, 2025
Summary
The council approved the consent agenda, appointed a finance director, approved new Murray disposal rates, created a temporary council finance committee, and approved committee assignments; one or more items drew recorded dissents.
At its Jan. 29, 2025 meeting the Orting City Council recorded several formal actions:
- Consent agenda: The council approved the consent agenda, which included voucher claims and payroll for December 2024 and January 2025, and multiple agenda bills listed on the published agenda. The motion passed unanimously as recorded.
- Finance director appointment (Agenda Bill 2521, Item 5A): The council approved the mayor’s appointment of Tammy Moder as finance director. Motion made by Councilmember Holland; seconder not specified in the transcript. Vote: approved (yes 5, no 1, one member excused). Councilmember Sprowl voted no; Councilmember Tracy was excused.
- Murray disposal/tipping fee rates (Agenda Bill 24136 / franchise adjustment notice): The council approved updated disposal rates submitted by Murray’s, effective March 1, 2025, reflecting annual adjustments tied to the Consumer Price Index and county tipping fees. Motion recorded as made by Councilmember Sprowl. The motion passed with Deputy Mayor Gunther dissenting.
- Kansas Street SW Reconstruction (Agenda Bill 2500, Item 5B): Council discussion revealed ambiguity over whether the item represented an authorization of existing budgeted funds or a formal budget increase for added scope to Parametric’s contract (stormwater conveyance, pedestrian safety beacons, and bidding support). Because of that uncertainty and the potential effect on the Transportation Improvement Board bidding timeline, councilmembers discussed returning the item to committee for clarification. No vote to approve the scope increase occurred; staff noted the risk of delaying bidding for grant timelines.
- Council finance committee (Agenda Bill 2506, Item 5D): Council approved creation of a temporary (ad hoc) council finance committee for six months (April–September 2025) to provide closer budget oversight, to be evaluated in October 2025. The motion passed with Councilmember Hogan dissenting.
- Committee assignments (Agenda Bill 2512, Item 5E): The council adopted committee assignments for the year, including co-chair formats in committees. The motion passed with Councilmember Moore dissenting.
These votes and procedural outcomes were taken during the Jan. 29 meeting; where the transcript did not identify a seconder or an exact dollar amount or start date, the record lists that information as not specified.
