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Yelm council adopts business-license code updates, budget tweaks and county hazardous-waste plan
Summary
On Dec. 9 the Yelm City Council approved a mandatory update to local business-license definitions to match state law, passed a brief biennial budget amendment to align utility and impact-fee numbers, and adopted Thurston Countys hazardous waste management plan.
YELM — The Yelm City Council on Dec. 9 approved several consent and ordinance items: a mandatory update to municipal business-license definitions (Ordinance No. 1141), a three-item amendment to the 2025-26 biennial budget (Ordinance No. 1139) and adoption of Thurston Countys hazardous waste management plan (Resolution No. 661).
Sarah, a staff presenter, said the Title 5 code update was required to align local definitions of "sale at retail" and "sale at wholesale" with the state model ordinance and recent legislation. "It is a mandatory update," she told council, noting the changes add language about software, digital goods and professional services to match state language.
Finance staff Stephanie summarized three changes to the biennial budget: an upward adjustment to sewer utility tax receipts to reflect actual payments; moving a capital purchase (a filter/media for the Southwest Well) into the current fiscal year because part of the capital expense occurred earlier than planned; and updating passthrough impact-fee receipts for school and fire districts to match collections. "We just need to align the budget with the actual expenditure," Stephanie said.
On old business, staff reviewed requirements under state law for hazardous-waste planning and recommended adopting the county plan. Council voted to approve Resolution No. 661, which adopts the Thurston County Hazardous Waste Management Plan as the city's plan to meet state requirements.
Other routine items included approval of a three-item consent agenda (final plat for Homatera Division 2 Phase 4, and check registers) after a minor plat label issue staff said would be corrected before final sign-off.
Votes at a glance: Ordinance No. 1141 (business-license code update) — approved; Ordinance No. 1139 (2025-26 budget amendment) — approved; Resolution No. 661 (adopt Thurston County Hazardous Waste Management Plan) — approved. All items passed by voice vote during the Dec. 9 meeting.
