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Votes at a glance: Spokane Valley council approves agenda, consent items and two policy measures; sets Oct. 21 budget hearing
Summary
At its Sept. 3 meeting the Spokane Valley City Council unanimously approved the agenda, passed the consent agenda, adopted ordinance 25-014 (business license threshold change) and resolution 25-016 (flag policy), and set the preliminary 2026 budget hearing for Oct. 21. All recorded motions passed without recorded dissent.
The Spokane Valley City Council took a number of procedural and policy votes during its Sept. 3, 2025 meeting, approving the meeting agenda and consent items and adopting two measures after brief discussion.
Key votes and outcomes
- Approval of the meeting agenda: Motion seconded and approved unanimously during roll call; no recorded opposition.
- Consent agenda: Motion to approve the consent agenda was seconded and passed unanimously; no items were removed for separate consideration.
- Ordinance 25-014 (business license out-of-city threshold): The council approved the second reading of Ordinance 25-014, amending Spokane Valley Municipal Code 5.05.0.02 to raise the out-of-city business threshold from $2,000 to $4,000. Mike Basinger, Community and Economic Development Director, said the change aligns the city code with state requirements. Councilmember Merkel asked for clarification; staff confirmed that businesses earning less than $4,000 in the city would be exempt from business-license fees. The motion passed unanimously.
- Resolution 25-016 (flag policy): The council adopted Resolution 25-016 establishing the city’s flag policy, with edits made at council suggestion to limit flag displays to “adopted city council priorities or programs that positively impact the community” and to define the official U.S. flag wording. Tony Beatty and City Attorney Kelly Concrete presented the policy. The motion passed unanimously.
- Motion to set the preliminary 2026 budget hearing date: The council voted unanimously to set the preliminary budget hearing for Oct. 21, 2025, as required by state statute.
- Adjournment: Motion to adjourn passed unanimously.
Votes were recorded by voice; the roll call at the start of the meeting recorded seven council members present. Where the meeting transcript recorded only a voice “aye” on unanimous procedural actions, the tally below records the unanimous outcome and the council counted as seven yes votes for analytic purposes.
Agenda items that will return to council for future action include the 2026 budget adoption (scheduled for Dec. 9), and a potential negotiated lease for the Innovia Foundation ice facility if council gives staff consensus to proceed following staff’s cost-benefit analysis.
