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Council considers contracting for City Planner as Moses Lake contract ends March 21
Summary
Councilmembers split over hiring a permanent City Planner versus contracting the work. The mayor and city attorney favored contracting because the City of Moses Lake contract ends March 21; the council approved several job descriptions and changed the City Clerk reporting line.
Councilmembers discussed whether to fill the City Planner position with a permanent employee or a contracted planner. Mayor Peter Sharp and City Attorney Norton favored hiring a contracted planner quickly because the existing contract with the City of Moses Lake ends March 21, which would otherwise leave Soap Lake without planning services.
Councilmembers Carson and Arnold said they preferred hiring a permanent employee as approved in the current budget; discussion included hiring an interim contractor until a qualified permanent candidate can be found. The meeting record shows a letter from G&O in support of Safe-built and that G&O commented positively about Kovach Architects when asked, though the council did not add that firm to its letter list.
Separately, M/Carson, S/Gorman: motion to approve a change to the City Clerk job description so the Clerk reports to the City Administrator/Treasurer (rather than the Mayor) passed unanimously, and the council later accepted multiple job descriptions for planning and public works positions.
