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Orting council pauses two ethics complaints until city secures attorney
Summary
The Orting City Council voted Oct. 8, 2025, to take no additional action on two revised ethics complaints (agenda bills AB 25-94 and AB 25-85) until the city has an attorney on staff to review the matters.
The Orting City Council voted Oct. 8, 2025, to take no additional action on two revised ethics complaints (agenda bills AB 25-94 and AB 25-85) until the city has an attorney on staff to review the matters.
The committee motion — advanced by Council member Tracy and seconded — passed unanimously after extended debate about procedure and timing under Robert's Rules of Order and the council's ethics policy. The council spent substantial time debating whether revised or amended complaints should be treated as new filings and whether reconsideration rules barred reconsideration before the previously scheduled Nov. 5 date.
Council members repeatedly…
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