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Votes at a glance: Leavenworth commission approves minutes, two reappointments, permit waiver, Main Street alcohol resolution and claims
Summary
At its May 25 meeting the Leavenworth City Commission approved previous minutes, reappointed two planning-board members, granted a transient-merchant permit waiver for the Leavenworth Family Pride picnic art show, adopted a Main Street special-events alcohol resolution and approved claims and payroll.
The Leavenworth City Commission took several routine and procedural votes at its May 25 meeting. Key outcomes:
- Approval of previous meeting minutes (April 22, 2025): Motion to approve carried unanimously.
- Mayor's appointments: The commission reappointed David Ramirez to the Board of Zoning Appeals and Bridal Stevens to the Leavenworth Planning Commission, both to terms ending May 1, 2028. The motion to reappoint carried (vote recorded in the meeting as 4-0).
- Transient merchant permit waiver (Hawthorne Park, June 22 art show concurrent with Leavenworth Family Pride picnic): The commission approved a waiver allowing up to 5'10 local artists to sell art on city park property during the event. The motion passed (recorded in the meeting as 3-2).
- Resolution B-23-98 (Leavenworth Main Street special events; street closure and possession/consumption of alcohol for specified events): The commission adopted the resolution to permit two Main Street events (June 7 and July 12) to close part of Cherokee Street and allow alcohol within a roped-off footprint per state regulations. Vote: 5-0.
- Claims and payroll: The commission approved claims for 04/18/2025 through 05/08/2025 totaling $2,816,927.11 and approved payroll net amounts for payrolls effective 04/18/2025 ($418,363.11) and 05/02/2025 ($406,474.31). The motion carried in the consent vote.
Procedure note: For items with limited debate or routine nature, the commission moved and voted during the meeting's consent and new business sections. Where specific tallies were recorded in the transcript those tallies are included above; not every roll-call name was read aloud in the minutes portion of the transcript.
