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CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP SESSION
Thursday, January 22, 2026
City Hall Council Chambers, 271 9th St NE, East Wenatchee, WA
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Present: Councilmember Shayne Magdoff, Councilmember Ken Arnold, Councilmember Christine Johnson, Councilmember
Paul Harrison, Councilmember Ettore Castellente, Councilmember Taylor Stimmel and Councilmember Matthew
Hepner.
WORKSHOP SESSION
Councilmember Arnold called the East Wenatchee City Council Workshop to order at 5:30 p.m.
1. COUNCIL SALARIES
City Clerk Laura Leon provided the history, legal framework and available options for setting the
elected officials’ salaries. Staff outlined prior practices, statutory constraints on salary adjustments,
and potential approaches which included adopting an ordinance (with a periodic council review), an
extended ordinance (with fixed increases), or the use of a salary commission.
Comments were provided by all Councilmembers present. A consensus was established guiding Staff to
conduct research and commence the necessary processes to establish a Salary Commission.
No action was taken by the Council.
2. BANNER POLICY
City Attorney Bob Siderius advised the council on two federal court cases where the Supreme Court of
the United States ruled that the municipalities involved had violated first amendment rights (Scaer v.
City of Nashua, New Hampshire, (2025) and Shurtleff v. City of Boston, Massachusetts, 596 U.S. 243
(2022).
Discussion took place on the possibility of revising the Banner Policy to only allow for banners of city-
sponsored events and federal holidays to be displayed. Additional discussion took place on the
possibility of accepting donated banners for federally recognized holidays.
Comments provided by Councilmembers present. Councilmembers requested to have an additional
work session on the topic.
No action was taken by the Council.
3. CITY COUNCIL POLICY & PROCEDURES
City Attorney Bob Siderius reviewed the City Council’s Policies and Procedures and recommended edits
to better align with the Council’s current needs and priorities while improving the overall efficiency
and effectiveness of Council operations.
Comments provided by all Councilmembers present.
No action was taken by the Council.
4. ADJOURNMENT
With no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 7:13 p.m.
Jerrilea Crawford, Mayor
Attest:
Anna Laura Leon, City Clerk
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