Enumclaw City Council approves 911-misuse and domestic-violence ordinances, two labor contracts, outside-agency funding and a second parks van

The Enumclaw City Council voted Monday to adopt ordinances and resolutions addressing public-safety conduct, employee contracts and community funding, and to accept a donated vehicle for the parks and recreation special-needs program.

Ordinances: misuse of 911 and exposing children to domestic violence

The council passed Ordinance 2795, which adds Chapter 9.106 to Title 9 to address misuse of the 911 emergency-response system by establishing civil and criminal penalties for improper calls. City Attorney Brett Vinson said the ordinance was drafted after an in-depth 2024 review of habitual and frivolous calls routed through King County dispatch that, at times, imposed significant burdens on local dispatch operators. Vinson and council members emphasized that the ordinance is intended to deter non-emergency use of 911 while not discouraging legitimate emergency reporting.

Council members discussed examples that prompted the ordinance, including habitual callers and calls not related to reporting crimes or emergencies. A public-safety committee review recommended approval. The ordinance passed on a voice vote; the transcript records the council's affirmative voice vote but does not provide a roll-call tally.

The council also adopted Ordinance 2796, a new chapter 9.108 to recognize and create an enforcement mechanism for exposing minor children to domestic violence. Vinson said the ordinance is modeled on similar laws in other cities and is intended primarily as a deterrent; the public-safety committee reviewed and supported it. The ordinance passed by voice vote.

Labor contracts: police support services and AFSCME

The council approved two collective-bargain…