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Council adopts ordinance creating City Administrator/Treasurer office (Ordinance 2026-1359)
Summary
The Soap Lake City Council unanimously approved amendments to Title 2 of the municipal code establishing the City Administrator/Treasurer position and clarifying the City Clerk office. The ordinance is numbered 2026-1359 and takes effect as provided in the ordinance text.
The Soap Lake City Council voted unanimously on March 4 to adopt amendments to Title 2 of the Soap Lake Municipal Code that clarify the Office of the City Clerk and create the Office of the City Administrator/Treasurer.
Councilmember Kayleen Bryson moved and Councilmember Arnold seconded the motion to adopt the ordinance. The minutes record the motion carrying unanimously and the ordinance being numbered 2026-1359. The amendments were presented as a single ordinance that includes a severability provision and an effective date provision.
The action updates the city’s administrative structure by establishing a combined City Administrator/Treasurer position, which Council and staff noted in discussion will change how financial oversight and administrative duties are allocated. The council did not record any recorded dissent to the ordinance at the time of the vote. Implementation details and any job posting for that combined position were not specified in the minutes and will be handled according to the ordinance and future agenda items.
