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Council actions at the July 2 Poulsbo City Council meeting: ordinances and budget amendments
Summary
Poulsbo City Council approved the amended agenda, approved consent items, adopted an ordinance creating/clarifying the city administrator appointment process and approved the second quarter budget amendments. Vote tallies and motion text are listed.
This summary lists formal actions recorded on July 2 during the Poulsbo City Council regular meeting and workshop.
1) Motion: Approve agenda as amended (addition: ADU impact fee/discount to workshop; executive session re: real estate pursuant to RCW 42.30.110(1)(b)) - Mover: council record indicates a council member moved (verbatim comment: “Mayor, I move to approve the agenda as amended”). - Second: yes. - Vote record (as read aloud): McVeigh — aye; Eckert — aye; Stern — aye; Libdall — aye; Taber — aye; Newell — aye. - Outcome: approved (6‑0 as recorded in meeting transcript). - Notes: executive session added and scheduled; staff read land acknowledgement at the start of the meeting.
2) Motion: Approve consent agenda items A through J - Mover: councilmember (motion recorded at consent agenda). Seconded. - Vote record: McVeigh — aye; Eckert — aye; Stern — aye; Libdall — aye; Taber — aye; Newell — aye. - Outcome: approved (unanimous as read). - Notes: consent items were described as routine; no public comment on the matter.
3) Ordinance No. 2025‑08 — Appointive municipal officers; updates to municipal code regarding authority and confirmation of certain department heads - Motion to approve ordinance No. 2025‑08 (title as read in meeting packet). Motion and second recorded. - Amendment attempt: an amendment to strike the confirmation step from the ordinance (section 9(b)) was proposed but received no second and failed. - Final vote: McVeigh — aye; Eckert — no; Stern — aye; Libdall — aye; Taber — aye; Newell — aye. - Outcome: ordinance adopted 5‑1 (vote recorded in transcript). - Notes: motion text (as read) included amendments to chapter 2.08 creating office of city administrator and clarifying appointment/confirmation steps.
4) Ordinance No. 2025‑11 — 2025 second quarter budget amendments - Motion to approve ordinance 2025‑11 (second quarter budget amendments). Seconded. - Vote record: McVeigh — aye; Eckert — aye; Stern — aye; Libdall — aye; Taber — aye; Newell — aye. - Outcome: approved (unanimous as read). - Notes: staff noted the amendments aggregated previously council‑approved items and provided public‑comment opportunity (none offered). The police vehicle purchases and other adjustments were discussed during staff Q&A.
Other notes - The meeting included multiple workshop items (Nordic Cottages update, emergency operations updates, ADU impact fee discussion) but no additional formal council votes were recorded on those items during the July 2 meeting. - The meeting added an executive session for real estate matters under RCW 42.30.110(1)(b); city clerk announced no action to follow the executive session.
Provenance: vote dialogues are recorded throughout the transcript (agenda approval around 03:13 into the minutes; ordinance votes recorded later in the business agenda).
