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Votes at a glance — Spokane agenda review (Oct. 20, 2025)
Summary
Summary of formal motions and outcomes recorded during the Oct. 20 agenda review: multiple rule suspensions and deferrals passed by voice vote; specific ordinances were added to upcoming agendas; several hearings were deferred or continued.
Below are the formal votes and actions recorded during the Oct. 20 agenda review meeting (voice votes unless otherwise noted):
• Defer Hilliard Sub Area Plan hearing (resolution/hearing item) to Oct. 27 — motion passed (council indicated "aye").
• Suspend rules and amend without automatic deferral to allow special budget ordinance C36771 (SHREC reimbursement / Recruit Academy budget) to proceed — motion passed (voice vote: "aye").
• Suspend rules and adopt amendment without automatic deferral for ordinance C36752 (public rule-making item deferred earlier) — motion passed (voice vote: "aye").
• Suspend rules and add emergency ordinance C36774 (council employees) with adoption of the Cathcart amendment — motion passed (voice vote: "aye").
• Suspend the rules to place ordinance C36784 (Hillyard Sub Area Plan) for first reading on Oct. 27 and final reading Nov. 3 — motion passed (voice vote: "aye").
• Suspend rules to swap committee dates (move Finance & Administration to Nov. 3 and Public Safety to Oct. 27) — motion passed (voice vote: "aye").
• Suspend rules to permit proposed budget amendments circulated no later than noon the Friday prior to final budget consideration to be adopted by simple majority without deferral — motion passed (voice vote: "aye").
• Approve modified agendas as presented after the above motions — motion passed (voice vote: "aye").
Notes: Most recorded votes were voice votes with councilmembers indicating "aye"; where roll-call tallies were not provided in the agenda review transcript, outcomes are recorded as passed or approved by the council's voice vote. Several items (vacations, ordinance first readings) were deferred to advertised hearing dates for further action.
