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Bonney Lake council to try three‑meetings‑per‑month schedule; committee start times adjusted

Bonney Lake City Council · January 6, 2026
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Summary

Council members agreed at a Jan. 6 workshop to trial a three‑meetings‑per‑month schedule with standing committees meeting earlier (CDC proposed to start at 4:30 p.m.) to reduce staff time and consolidate agenda work; the change will go to consent next week.

The Bonney Lake City Council on Jan. 6 agreed to try a new meeting cadence that would reduce the number of regular council meetings and consolidate committee work into earlier evening slots.

Staff presented three options for regular meeting frequency under RCW 35A.12.110 and recommended a cadence that preserves public comment opportunities while reducing staff late‑night hours. Councilmembers debated tradeoffs between staff workload, public access to…

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