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Port Orchard council confirms municipal judge, OKs water equipment, mower and police contract
Summary
Port Orchard City Council on Jan. 28 unanimously confirmed Municipal Judge Tim Drury and approved contracts for water treatment, a roadside mower and a consolidated police labor agreement, decisions city staff said will restore automated treatment at a failed well and replace an out-of-service fleet asset.
Port Orchard City Council on Jan. 28 unanimously approved a series of routine but consequential items, including confirmation of the municipal judge and contracts for water treatment and equipment.
The council confirmed Mayor's reappointment of Tim Drury as municipal judge and authorized a judicial employment agreement with reduced weekly hours. The council also approved a contract with TMG Services Inc. to install an on-site hypochlorite (Ozek) chlorination system at Well No. 8 and authorized the purchase of a roadside boom mower/tractor. Council members ratified a consolidated 2025–2027 collective bargaining agreement with the Port Orchard Police Guild and approved an interim amendment to a commercial lease with Kitsap County to use six parking stalls at 730 Prospect Street for city vehicles.
Why it matters: the judge appointment sets the city's municipal court leadership through 2028; the chlorination contract restores automated, telemetry-enabled treatment at a city well that had been handled manually since equipment failure; the mower purchase replaces an out-of-service fleet asset used…
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