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Votes at a glance: Kennewick City Council actions, July 15, 2025
Summary
At the July 15 meeting the Kennewick City Council approved multiple routine and substantive items: agenda and consent agenda approval, adoption of an ordinance aligning Civil Service Commission terms with state law, and a resolution vacating several easements (one recusal). Council also excused two absences.
Kennewick City Council on July 15 approved the published agenda and consent agenda, excused two absences, adopted an ordinance amending Civil Service Commission term lengths, and adopted a resolution vacating specified easements on Clearwater Avenue and Clearwater Drive.
The council also recorded a recusal on the easement resolution vote from Councilmember Beauchamp, who said he is a property owner adjacent to the affected parcels.
Details of council actions taken at the meeting:
- Motion to excuse absences: The council moved and unanimously approved a motion to excuse the absence of Mayor Crawford and Councilmember Anderson. (Moved by Councilmember Milbauer; second by Councilmember McShane; vote recorded as unanimous.)
- Approval of agenda: The council moved and unanimously approved the meeting agenda as presented. (Motion by Councilmember Milbauer; second by Councilmember McShane; unanimous.)
- Approval of consent agenda: The council moved and unanimously approved the consent agenda. (Motion by Councilmember McShane; second by Councilmember Milbauer; unanimous.)
- Ordinance adopting Civil Service Commission term change: Council adopted an ordinance amending the city code relating to boards and commissions to align Civil Service Commission term lengths with state law (staff reported the change increases terms from four years to six years). The motion to adopt the ordinance was moved by Councilmember Milbauer, seconded by Councilmember McShane, and passed unanimously.
- Resolution to vacate easements on North Clearwater Avenue and West Clearwater Drive: Council adopted a resolution vacating a 20-foot public utility easement, a 15-foot irrigation utility easement and a 30-foot access easement related to properties along Clearwater Avenue and Clearwater Drive; staff said the easements are not in current use and conflict with proposed development and a new right-of-way will be dedicated. The motion to adopt the resolution was moved by Councilmember McShane and seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Torelli; Councilmember Beauchamp recused himself and the resolution otherwise passed unanimously.
No roll-call tallies with individual yes/no votes were published in the transcript for these items; when individual names were not recorded in the vote, the meeting record described the outcomes as unanimous or noted the explicit recusal. Council followed standard procedure to move items to new business if a council member requested separate consideration.
Ending: For more detail on the text of the ordinance and the plat/easement descriptions, see the meeting packet and staff reports; staff indicated they are available to answer follow-up questions.
