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CITY OF EAST WENATCHEE
271 9th Street NE * East Wenatchee, WA 98802
Phone (509) 884-9515 * Fax (509) 886-6233
City Council Workshop
East Wenatchee City Hall
271 9th St. NE
East Wenatchee, WA 98802
Minutes
Tuesday, October 22, 2019
In attendance: Josh DeLay, Finance Director
Mayor Lacy Josh Toftness, Streets Manager
Councilmember Sterk Trina Elmes, Events Director / PIO
Councilmember Tidd Mary Beth Phillips, Court Administrator
Councilmember Crawford Tom Wachholder, Proj. Development Manager
Councilmember Magdoff Teresa Allen, HR Generalist
Councilmember Detering Maria Holman, City Clerk
Councilmember Hepner
5:30 p.m. Council Workshop.
Councilmember Magdoff opened the meeting.
1. Property Tax Levy, Finance Director Josh Delay presented the Property Tax
Option for 2020 Budget.
i. Option B, current (2019) Levy of $1,795,455.04 + Allowable 1% Increase
of $17,954.55 + New Construction $15,610.95 = Levy for 2020
$1,829,020.54 as the preferred, or,
ii. Option C, current (2019) Levy of $1,795,455.04 + Allowable 1% Increase
of $17,954.55 + New Construction $15,610.95 + Banked Capacity
$1,790.49 = Levy for 2020 $1,830,811.03.
Finance Director Josh DeLay said he would be bringing two Ordinances to Council
on 11/5/2019 as requested by Councilmembers at the last meeting which were for
Option B or Option C for the 2020 Tax Levy.
No decision was made by the Council.
2. Finance Director Josh DeLay said that the City of East Wenatchee was awarded
a $40,000 grant for Public Defense from the Washington State Office of Public
Defense.