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Orteville swears in mayor and approves routine licenses and appointments
Summary
At its regular meeting, the Orteville Town Board swore in Ray Spencer as mayor, approved several business licenses and planning commission appointments, and deferred a cooperative wildfire participation statement for further review.
Ray Spencer was sworn in as mayor at the opening of Orteville’s regularly scheduled town board meeting, during which the council also approved multiple routine business licenses and appointed members to the town planning and zoning commission.
The oath of office was administered by a town official and Mr. Spencer repeated the mayoral pledge, including his name. The board also recognized two outgoing members — Mary Anne (8 years) and Rory (10 years) — for their years of service and community involvement.
Council members approved the minutes from the previous meeting after a motion by an attending councilor and a second. Members then agreed to postpone consideration of pending bills and Open Public Meetings Act training until later in the agenda.
On business licenses, the council approved Revero Media (application referenced in packet), Valley Deluxe Armory (applicant Jerry Gerard explained the license is part of ATF compliance), and Health Hustle Fitness (owner Chelsea Cox described in-person group fitness classes). Each license drew brief discussion and passed on voice votes.
The board recommended Tim Esplin to retain the town’s seat on the Western King County Special Service District after staff said he was the only person who had expressed interest. The council also appointed Leticia Cox, Ed Bolander and Riley Anderson to the Orville Town Planning and Zoning Commission for four-year terms; the motion passed by voice vote.
The cooperative wildfire system participation statement for 2026 was presented but deferred so members could review the packet and discuss the item in more detail at a later meeting.
The town did not set implementation dates for the deferred wildfire participation item; staff was asked to circulate the materials to council members for review ahead of any vote.
