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Spokane council narrows mayor’s emergency declaration after debate over procurement, sheltering and food aid
Summary
Spokane City Council added and amended a resolution responding to the mayor’s Oct. 29 emergency declaration on homelessness and related services, approving initial spending limits but deferring final action until Nov. 10 for more detail.
Spokane City Council added a resolution responding to the mayor’s October 29 executive order and emergency declaration and then debated two competing amendments that limited the scope and spending authority of the declaration.
Councilors raised procedural and policy concerns about using an emergency declaration to bypass standard contracting processes. Council member Bingle argued the declaration should be narrowly focused on immediate food needs and criticized any move that would allow the administration to “bypass the contracting processes” and reduce…
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