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Council advances budget and ordinance items, approves meeting-day amendment and schedules executive session
Summary
The council suspended rules to move special budget ordinance C36837 to Feb. 2, approved an amendment to that ordinance, agreed to reconsider emergency ordinance C36824 (DSC fee schedule) to allow public testimony, adopted an amendment to ordinance C36738 changing regular meeting days, approved updated draft agendas and scheduled a 20-minute executive session on potential litigation.
The Spokane City Council took several procedural and policy actions during the agenda review session.
Policy Director Wright asked the council to suspend rules to permit amendment and final consideration of special budget ordinance C36837 (encumbrance carryover). A motion to suspend was moved, seconded and approved by voice vote; council recorded that the matter would be moved to Feb. 2 for final consideration. A separate motion to amend C36837 was moved, seconded and approved.
Wright also moved to reconsider emergency ordinance C36824 relating to the Development Services Center (DSC) fee schedule so it could be restored to tonight’s agenda and receive public testimony; members discussed procedural points about who may bring a motion to reconsider and the motion was carried by voice vote.
Councilors debated and then approved an amendment to ordinance C36738 to change the day of regular council meetings (shifting agenda review and committee work to Tuesday and moving the legislative session to Wednesday night). Several councilors asked for more public education and for a later effective date than June; others said the change had been discussed with neighborhood councils and community assembly. The amendment passed by voice vote.
The council approved updated draft agendas as modified for next week. The body then entered a 20-minute executive session for potential litigation, with members setting an expected return time.
