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Soap Lake council authorizes investigation into alleged misappropriation of records or funds
Summary
Council unanimously adopted Resolution 2026-1039 to establish policies for protecting public records and city funds and to empower the city attorneys to investigate alleged theft or unauthorized destruction of records. The motion carried without dissent.
The Soap Lake City Council on April 1 approved a resolution directing policies and procedures to protect public records and city funds and authorizing city attorneys to investigate allegations of theft, misappropriation, or unauthorized removal or destruction of public documents.
Councilmember Arnold moved and Councilmember Carson seconded the resolution, which the transcript records as authorizing "the City Attorneys to take action to investigate and report allegations of theft or misappropriation of City funds and unauthorized removal or destruction of public documents and records; requiring City staff and officials to cooperate with internal and external investigation." The motion carried unanimously; the resolution is recorded as 2026-1039.
Earlier in the meeting Administrative Assistant Jody Siebert read a statement of city employee support for council action described in the transcript as passing a "Vote of No Confidence" (Resolution 2026-1038) in Mayor Sharp. The April 1 action (2026-1039) establishes investigatory authority and new policies to protect records and funds but does not itself contain disciplinary outcomes in the meeting minutes.
