Votes at a glance: Spokane council actions on Oct. 28

The Spokane City Council took the following formal actions at its Oct. 28 meeting. Vote tallies are included where the council announced recorded totals during the meeting.

• Consent agenda — Approved by voice vote (no recorded objections announced).

• Ordinance C36789 — Emergency budget amendment to increase funds for employee medical claims. Outcome: passed (announced 7‑0).

• Ordinance C36773 — Budget amendment / Title 17 modernization (consulting contract referenced in public comment). Outcome: included on the agenda and read; related public comment expressed opposition to hiring an out‑of‑state consultant. (Final disposition: passed as part of the special budget ordinances reading and consent sequence as announced in meeting.)

• Ordinance C36774 — Emergency ordinance amending council employee code. Outcome: deferred for one week by council motion (deferral adopted 7‑0).

• Resolution 2025‑0105 — Requesting restoration of federal funding for low‑income food programs (SNAP advocacy). Outcome: passed 7‑0.

• Ordinance C35945 — Vacating north half of Rosewood Avenue (final reading). Outcome: passed 7‑0.

• Ordinance C36784 — Adoption of the Hillyard Subarea Plan and related comprehensive‑plan amendments. Outcome: adopted (council recorded passage during meeting).

• Ordinance C36772 — Updating the 2026 property tax levy. Outcome: council voted on the ordinance; meeting record indicates a 5‑2 result on a motion related to closing the hearing and voting (vote reported in meeting as 5‑2).

• H2C: 2026 mid‑biennium budget modification hearing — Continued to Nov. 10 (motion adopted).

Next steps: staff will implement adopted ordinances per their effective dates and provide follow‑up information where council requested clarifications, including answers during the one‑week deferral on C36774 and financial reporting for the emergency medical claims appropriation. The mid‑biennium budget hearing and other deferred items are scheduled for the Nov. 10 meeting.