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Council adopts updated Recreation Sponsorship Policy after removing 'non-negotiable' wording
Summary
The council unanimously approved Resolution R-24-1939 to adopt an updated Recreation Sponsorship Policy after voting to remove the word 'non-negotiable' from paragraph 7 and adding the topic to the FACT Sheet for commission follow-up.
Maple Valley City Council approved an updated Recreation Sponsorship Policy (Resolution No. R-24-1939) at its Dec. 2 meeting after a brief discussion and a single word change to the draft policy.
Recreation Manager Matthew Kerns reintroduced the policy and answered council questions; City Attorney Beth Ford provided legal clarifications during the exchange. Deputy Mayor Dana Parnello moved to remove the word "non-negotiable" from paragraph 7 of the draft policy; Councilmember Syd Dawson seconded the motion. The motion carried, 6-0. Council also unanimously approved adding the topic to the FACT Sheet for tracking by staff and commissions and then voted to adopt R-24-1939, with the motion to approve recorded as carrying 6-0.
The transcript does not include verbatim policy text beyond the referenced paragraph change. The record shows the council took a noncontroversial amendment and formally adopted the updated policy, directing staff to include the item on the FACT Sheet for follow-up.
