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Votes at a glance: Actions taken during Liberty Lake special council meeting (Sept. 30, 2025)
Summary
The council recorded several formal votes during the Sept. 30 special session, including excusing the mayor, approving the agenda, waiving rules to extend the meeting, extending the meeting, and scheduling a special Oct. 14 meeting to continue governance manual review.
The Liberty Lake City Council recorded the following formal actions during its Sept. 30 special meeting workshop (motion wording is taken from the meeting record where available):
1) Motion to excuse the mayor - Motion: "Motion to excuse the mayor." - Mover: Council member Spencer; Second: Council member Van Orman. - Vote: Passed, 7–0. - Outcome: approved. - Notes: Chair recorded the mayor as absent.
2) Motion to approve the agenda as printed - Motion: "I will make a motion to approve the agenda as printed." (mover not specified in audio transcript); Second: not specified. - Vote: Passed, 7–0. - Outcome: approved. - Notes: Routine procedural approval of the meeting agenda.
3) Motion to waive rules of procedure (to allow extension) - Motion: "I make a motion to waive the rules of procedure." (mover identified in the record as Councilmember Birkerts); Second: not specified. - Vote: Passed, 6–1 (one dissent recorded; roll-call names not specified in the transcript segment). - Outcome: approved. - Notes: This vote allowed the council to consider extending the meeting time beyond the originally noticed end.
4) Motion to extend the meeting to 8:30 p.m. - Motion: "I will make a motion to extend the meeting until 08:30." (mover not specified in transcript); Second: not specified. - Vote: Passed, 6–1. - Outcome: approved. - Notes: The earlier waiver of rules made this extension possible.
5) Motion to schedule a special meeting for Oct. 14 to continue governance manual discussion - Motion: "I will make a motion for a special meeting on October 14 to continue the governance manual discussion from 6 to 9." (mover: not specified in audio); Second: not specified. - Vote: Passed, 7–0. - Outcome: approved. - Notes: Council agreed to continue review of remaining governance chapters at the Oct. 14 special meeting.
These tallies reflect the counts spoken on the record; where the transcript did not supply a mover/second name or detailed roll-call for dissenting votes, the entry is marked "not specified." No ordinances, resolutions adopting policy language, or tax measures were adopted during this meeting.
