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Council adopts amendments to council rules to add accessibility accommodations and publication of proclamations
Summary
Ellensburg’s City Council on July 7 amended its rules of procedure to add reasonable‑accommodation language for public commenters, formalize an end‑of‑meeting comment period and require that approved proclamations be posted on the city website.
The Ellensburg City Council adopted Resolution 2025‑13 on July 7, amending parts of the council rules of procedure to add reasonable accommodation provisions for public comment, to formalize an end‑of‑meeting public comment period, and to require that proclamations approved by the mayor be posted on the city’s public website.
What changed: City Attorney Chris Horner proposed draft amendments to rules 1, 4 and 7 to clarify accommodations for audience members with language access or disability needs (allowing additional time as appropriate), to formalize a post‑agenda public comment period, and to clarify proclamation practice. Council removed proposed language that would have codified a default of not reading proclamations at the meeting and instead adopted an amendment requiring approved proclamations be posted on the city website so members of the public can review them.
Why it matters: The changes are intended to make meetings more accessible, to reduce ambiguity in proclamation practice and to provide a predictable way for the public to find proclamations and meeting materials online.
Vote: Council moved, amended, and adopted Resolution 2025‑13 after a separate amendment to delete the proposed proclamation non‑reading clause and to add a requirement that proclamations be posted online; the motion passed by voice vote.
