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East Wenatchee City Council Meeting
Tuesday, October 18, 2022
East Wenatchee City Hall
271 9th Street NE
East Wenatchee, WA 98802
Minutes
In attendance: Staff in attendance:
Mayor Jerrilea Crawford Sean Lewis, Assistant City Attorney
Councilmember John Sterk Curtis Lillquist, Community Development Director
Councilmember Harry Raab Josh DeLay, Finance Director
Councilmember Robert Tidd Rick Johnson, Police Chief
Councilmember Sasha Sleiman Trina Elmes, Events Director/PIO
Councilmember Shayne Magdoff Maria Holman, City Clerk
Councilmember Christine Johnson
Councilmember Matthew Hepner
6:00 p.m. Regular Meeting.
1. Call to Order, Roll Call and Pledge of Allegiance which was led by the Girl Scout
Troops.
2. Consent Items:
Vouchers:
a. Date: 10/18/2022, Checks: 57606-57663, in the amount of $211,303.65.
Minutes:
b. 9/20/2022 Amended Council Meeting Minutes
c. 10/4/2022 Council Meeting Minutes
Motion by Councilmember Tidd to approve consent items. Councilmember Johnson
seconded the motion. Motion Carried (7-0).
3. Citizen Requests/Comments.
a. Shelly Funderburk, Service Manager for Eastern Washington Girl Scouts, presented
information regarding International Day of the Girl that was held on Sunday,
October 11, 2022. Mrs. Funderburk was accompanied by three Girl Scout Troops
who came to observe government.
4. Public Hearing
a. Mayor Crawford opened the public hearing at 6:10 p.m., for Ordinance 2022-24,
property tax revenue and possible increases in property tax revenues.
Finance Director Josh DeLay provided the staff report. The mayor asked for public
comment. No comments received from the public. Mayor Crawford closed the public
hearing at 6:12pm.
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i. Mayor Crawford read the first reading of Ordinance 2022-24, authorizing the
regular property tax levy to be collected in the 2023 tax year where the City is
opting to bank its capacity and not take an increase over the 2022 levy.
No action was taken by the Council.
5. Presentations. None.
6. Department Report. None.
7. Mayor’s Report.
a. Mayor Crawford read and presented the 2022 Indigenous Peoples’ Day Proclamation
to Indigenous Roots & Reparation Foundation Chair Mary Big Bull-Lewis, who was
present at the meeting.
8. Action Items.
a. Maria Holman, City Clerk/Human Resources presented Resolution 2022-47,
rescinding Resolution No. 2011-02, and Resolution No. 2019-10, and designating the
public entities, for wage and salary setting purposes, that are comparable to the
City.
Comments provided by Councilmember Tidd, Councilmember Johnson, and Mayor
Crawford.
Motion by Councilmember Sleiman to approve Resolution 2022-47, designating the
public entities that are most comparable to the City as presented. Councilmember
Raab seconded the motion. Motion carried (7-0).
b. Assistant City Attorney Sean Lewis presented Resolution 2022-51, authorizing the
mayor to execute an Interlocal Agreement between the City of East Wenatchee and
Douglas County for Douglas County to develop an Emergency Management plan and
provide services required under RCW 38.52 on behalf of the City of East Wenatchee.
Comments provided by Councilmember Tidd, Councilmember Magdoff,
Councilmember Johnson and Councilmember Hepner.
Motion by Councilmember Tidd to approve Resolution 2022-51, authorizing the
mayor to execute an interlocal agreement between the City of East Wenatchee and
Douglas County as presented. Councilmember Magdoff seconded the motion.
Motion carried (7-0).
9. Council Reports & Announcements.
a. Councilmember Tidd, City representative for Link Transit Board, shared that the Link
Transit Board considered changing the make-up of its Board. The proposed changes
were not approved.