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Tenino council approves consent vouchers, vehicle purchases, county MOU and Old 99 consultant agreement
Summary
At its Jan. 13 meeting Tenino council approved three consent voucher sets, authorized purchases of two public-works vehicles (funded from water/sewer funds), approved an MOU with Thurston County for the Tenino historic kiosk, elected Linda Godevac as mayor pro tem, and approved a consultant agreement with Gibson Olsen for the Old 99 overlay project.
The Tenino City Council handled multiple formal actions during its Jan. 13 meeting, approving consent vouchers, appointing leadership, and authorizing contracts and purchases.
Consent calendar and vouchers: The council approved payroll and claims vouchers for 12/23/2025 (payroll EFTs $53,398.08; claims checks $60,900.07; total $114,298.15), 12/31/2025 (payroll EFTs $74,564; claims checks $57,145.95; total $131,709.95) and the Jan. 13 claims (claims checks $37,634.45). Each item was moved, seconded and passed by oral vote.
Mayor pro tem: Council members nominated and voted for mayor pro tem by hand count; Linda Godevac received three votes and was elected mayor pro tem for the year.
Vehicle purchases: Council approved the purchase of a 2022 Chevrolet Silverado and a 2019 Chevrolet Colorado for public works. Speaker 1 confirmed the purchases will be paid from the water and sewer funds and capital improvement funds, not the general fund.
Historic kiosk MOU: Council moved and approved a memorandum of understanding with Thurston County to use historic commission funds for upgrades and maintenance of the Tenino historic kiosk located on county property.
Old 99 overlay consultant agreement: The council approved a consultant agreement with Gibson Olsen for engineering work on the Old 99 overlay 2026 project, which is tied to a TIB grant. Council members discussed procurement options and the desire to avoid jeopardizing the grant, and then voted to approve Gibson Olsen.
All motions recorded in the meeting minutes passed with oral 'Aye' votes where recorded and no roll-call tallies with names were recorded except where noted (mayor pro tem count).
