Council approves parade security funding; consent agenda and routine motions pass

At its June 22 meeting the Enumclaw City Council conducted routine business: it moved and approved several procedural items by voice vote, excused absent council members, approved the consent agenda, and adopted a resolution to fund parade security for the July 4 events.

Key actions at a glance

- Excused absences: Council moved and approved excusing council members Salmons, Waterhouse and Smith; Councilmember Stanley was also excused due to a recent birth in the family. (Motion passed by voice vote.)

- Consent agenda: The consent agenda was moved, seconded and approved by voice vote.

- Resolution No. 1881: Council approved a provision-of-service agreement amendment with the Chamber of Commerce to allocate $15,000 for Fourth of July parade security: $8,500 for barriers, $2,500 for overtime for six additional city staff and $4,000 to the Chamber for event staffing. Staff reported the $15,000 had been previously authorized and this resolution allocates the spending across the listed needs.

- Ordinances: Ordinance No. 2839 (electric motorcycles) and Ordinance No. 2841 (2026 budget amendment) were read by title for first readings; no final votes were taken on either ordinance that night.

Why it matters: the resolution funds security and staffing for near-term public events; the first readings put two substantive policy items on the council’s near-term agenda for further review and formal adoption procedures.

Representative quote: "This would just kind of break it up, of how we're going to spend it," Parks Director Lina Hicks said of the parade-security allocation.

Vote details: Actions in the meeting were taken by voice vote. The transcript records motions and that votes passed; no roll-call vote counts or named roll-call tallies were recorded in the meeting transcript.