Quincy council adopts 2027'2032 transportation plan, updates personnel and municipal code, and extends PUD franchise

The Quincy City Council adopted the City of Quincy 2027'2032 Six-Year Transportation Improvement Program and approved related personnel and municipal-code changes during its May 19 meeting.

Engineer Ariel Bellino asked the council to approve Resolution 26-773, saying staff had integrated comments from a prior public hearing. "This is a request to city council to approve resolution 26 dash 7 7 3 to adopt the 2027 through 2032 City of Quincy six-year transportation program," Bellino said. A council member moved to adopt the resolution; it was seconded and passed on a voice vote.

Finance Director Linica presented Resolution 26-774, which amends personnel-policy section 8.90.1 to align the city's holiday-exchange practice with the terms negotiated for the clerical and Teamsters bargaining units. "During labor negotiations, council approved both of our clerical and Teamsters units to trade one holiday for another holiday on the calendar," Linica said, describing the policy change as a housekeeping action to match negotiated terms. The measure was approved by voice vote.

Council members also approved Ordinance 26-654 to extend the existing franchise agreement with Public Utility District No. 2 of Grant County through Dec. 31, 2026, while staff and the PUD finalize a new long-term franchise. Engineering staff said the extension amends Ordinance 465'the prior 50-year franchise'to maintain utility service continuity during negotiations. The council passed the ordinance on a voice vote.

In a separate municipal-code update, the council adopted Ordinance 26-655 to amend code provisions governing office hours and holiday staffing to ensure adequate coverage and to permit holiday exchanges consistent with the newly adopted personnel-policy language. Finance Director Linica said the change repeals an older ordinance and establishes an effective date; the council approved the ordinance by voice vote.

All four items were advanced via motions that were seconded and carried by voice vote; no roll-call tallies were read into the record. The meeting record shows the measures were approved without recorded opposition.

What happens next

Staff will file Resolution 26-773 with the Washington State Secretary of Transportation, per the motion directing submission. The franchise extension ordinance keeps the PUD's authorization in effect through Dec. 31, 2026, while city and PUD staff negotiate a new franchise agreement. The council did not schedule additional votes on these items during the meeting.

Votes at a glance

- Resolution 26-773 (Adopt 2027'2032 six-year transportation improvement program): adopted (voice vote; motion seconded). - Resolution 26-774 (Amend personnel policy re: holiday exchanges): adopted (voice vote; motion seconded). - Ordinance 26-654 (Extend PUD franchise to 12/31/2026): adopted (voice vote; motion seconded). - Ordinance 26-655 (Update municipal code on office hours/holiday staffing): adopted (voice vote; motion seconded).

Key context

- The transportation program adoption follows a previously held public hearing; staff said public and council comments were integrated into the final program before adoption. - The personnel-policy and municipal-code changes align local policy language with the terms negotiated in labor contracts for represented employees; Finance Director Linica described the changes as administrative updates tied to collective-bargaining results. - The franchise-extension ordinance provides a short-term extension while a new, longer-term franchise agreement is negotiated with Public Utility District No. 2 of Grant County.

Sources: city staff presentations and motions during the May 19 Quincy City Council meeting.