Madison Lake council adopts building permit fee schedule

Madison Lake — The Madison Lake City Council voted unanimously on March 16, 2026, to adopt Ordinance 2026-01, a new building permit fee schedule.

The ordinance was approved by a 5-0 roll call following a short public hearing that drew no speakers. Councilmember Pat Burt moved to approve the ordinance; Councilmember Ryan Sanders seconded the motion. The recorded vote was Mayor Al Dorn and Councilmembers Burt, Mark Bisch, Sanders and Laurinda Sohre in favor; no members voted against or abstained.

The council opened the meeting at 6:02 p.m. and approved the consent agenda by motion of Councilmember Mark Bisch, seconded by Pat Burt. The consent agenda included adoption of the meeting agenda, approval of the March 2, 2026 minutes and vendor claims in the amount of $129,980.55; the consent motion passed 5-0.

Before the ordinance vote the council held a public hearing on the building permit fee schedule. Councilmember Laurinda Sohre moved, and Pat Burt seconded, to close the regular meeting and open the public hearing at 6:03 p.m. The hearing was called three times and no members of the public testified. Sohre then moved, seconded by Bisch, to close the public hearing and reconvene the regular meeting at 6:04 p.m.

The transcript does not specify the ordinance's effective date or the fee amounts; those details were not specified in the meeting record. City Administrator Liz Wille is listed in the meeting attendance and attested to the minutes.

The council concluded its agenda items and adjourned at 6:46 p.m. by motion of Councilmember Laurinda Sohre, seconded by Mark Bisch. The motion carried on a 5-0 roll call vote.

Ordinance 2026-01 (Building Permit Fee Schedule) and the consent agenda actions were recorded in the meeting minutes; the transcript does not list an effective date for the ordinance or further administrative steps.