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Mayor outlines redrafted compromise to preserve city commissions; changes to take effect in March
Summary
Mayor Kennedy Horstman presented a redrafted compromise intended to reduce liability and administrative burdens while keeping city commissions intact. Council agreed the item will appear on the Jan. 21 consent agenda; the change will not take effect until March pending Langley Municipal Code revisions.
Mayor Kennedy Horstman said the council has redrafted a compromise aimed at reducing liability and administrative burden while maintaining the city’s commissions. The mayor told council that the text has been reworked and will be presented as a consent-agenda item at the Jan. 21, 2025 council meeting.
"This compromise will not go into effect until March so that the necessary revisions to the Langley Municipal Code can be made," Mayor Kennedy Horstman said. Councilmembers discussed logistics of implementation during the special meeting but did not adopt the change at this session.
City staff will prepare the formal ordinance or code language for council consideration on Jan. 21; the minutes record that the measure was redrafted rather than finalized. The discussion focused on administrative steps and limiting municipal liability; no dollar amounts or specific code sections were recorded in the meeting minutes.
