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Votes at a glance: Yelm council approves municipal court change funds, reserve policy and Roten Road engineering amendment
Summary
At its Oct. 28 meeting the City of Yelm Council approved a consent agenda, adopted an ordinance to increase municipal court change funds, adopted a reserve fund balance policy and authorized an engineering amendment to the Roten Road project. All items passed by voice vote; no roll-call tallies were recorded in the meeting minutes.
The City of Yelm City Council recorded the following formal actions at its Oct. 28, 2025 meeting. All items were approved by voice vote during the meeting; the transcript records ayes and motion carries but does not list recorded roll-call tallies.
Consent agenda approved: The council approved the study session minutes of Oct. 7, 2025, and the regular meeting minutes of Oct. 14, 2025 by voice vote. Motion to approve the consent agenda was moved by Councilor Hess and seconded (second identified in the record as Councilor King Heizer). Outcome: approved (voice vote).
Ordinance No. 1136 (municipal court change funds): Council moved to approve Ordinance No. 1136, amending the municipal code to increase the court's change (imprest) funds from $50 to $100 per cash drawer at the court level; staff noted City Hall cash drawers remain at $200. The motion was moved by Council member Richardson and seconded by Councilor Kaminski and carried by voice vote. Outcome: approved (voice vote).
Resolution No. 663 (reserve fund balance policy): The council adopted Resolution No. 663, which establishes recommended reserve levels for the city's major funds and certain special revenue and internal service funds and creates a cumulative reserve for catastrophic events. The resolution was presented by finance staff, moved by Councilor Richardson and seconded by Councilor Crossman. Council discussion included appreciation for establishing transparent reserve targets. Outcome: adopted (voice vote).
Amendment No. 1 to the Roten Road reconstruction professional services agreement (Parametrix): Council authorized Mayor Joe DePinto to approve Amendment No. 1 with Parametrix for water-main replacement engineering services in support of the Roten Road reconstruction project in the amount of $91,373.36. The motion was moved by Councilor Richardson and seconded; during discussion staff said the existing asbestos-cement pipe will, in most cases, be left in place rather than removed because it is cement-based pipe. Outcome: approved (voice vote).
Adjournment: The council recessed to an executive session under RCW 42.30.110(1)(c) to discuss minimum price for sale or lease of real estate and later returned and adjourned the meeting by voice vote.
