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Spokane City Council adopts package of rule changes after weeklong revisions
Summary
The Spokane City Council adopted a modified set of council‑rules amendments after a day of debate and several Cathcart changes that preserved public testimony and added procedural safeguards; some proposed controls on council spending and overtime failed.
The Spokane City Council on Tuesday adopted a consolidated package of amendments to its internal rules after hours of debate and multiple last‑minute changes.
Council President Wilkerson opened discussion on a Wilkerson–Zapone–Klitzke amendment packet that the body ultimately adopted as modified by a series of Cathcart amendments. Council member Cathcart framed his proposals as procedural clarifications and accountability measures for council office spending and staff procedures, saying the changes would improve transparency: “I just wanted to include this, so that we have some sense of if there are going to be staff recommended changes to the rules that there would be a process for filtering or discussing those, prior to it coming forward as a formal recommendation.”
Why it matters: The adopted package alters how the council handles amendments, public testimony and some…
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