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Council adopts amended proclamation policy after debate over role of mayor and council
Summary
The council approved Resolution 12-25 to amend the city's proclamation policy, returning discretion to the mayor for issuing proclamations while retaining council consent for keys to the city. The measure passed despite two council votes against it amid concerns about politicization.
The West Richland City Council on Feb. 4, 2025, approved Resolution 12‑25, which amends the city's proclamations and "key to the city" procedure to remove a requirement that proclamations receive council consent and restore discretion to the mayor for issuing proclamations. The council retained a council-consent requirement for keys to the city because of additional cost and prestige.
City Clerk Stephanie Hogg summarized the proposed change as reverting proclamation practice "back to the way that it was before this formal policy was adopted, which was relied on the mayor to make those decisions."…
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