Palouse City Council
Public Hearing on 2016 Preliminary Budget
Followed by
Regular Council Meeting
November 10, 2015

CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Echanove called the Public Hearing to order at 7:00 PM.

ROLL CALL: Council members present: Doreen Hanson; Bo Ossinger; Mike Hicks; Senja Estes; Rick Wekenman; Bev Pearce. Council members absent: Christopher Langsett. Staff present: Police Officer Joe Handley; Clerk-Treasurer Mike Bagott. Councilmember Hicks MOVED to excuse Councilmember Langsett’s absence. Councilmember Hanson seconded the motion and the motion carried unanimously.

PUBLIC HEARING – 2016 Preliminary Budget: Mayor Echanove opened the public hearing at 7:01 PM. No members of the public were present. C-T Bagott reviewed the preliminary 2016 budget for each of the funds and discussion followed. Mayor Echanove closed the public hearing at 7:45 PM.

NEW BUSINESS:
Resolution No. 2015-13 in support of preservation of John Wayne Trail: Tekoa Councilmember Ted Blaszak joined the meeting by phone at 7:46 PM. Mayor Echanove read Resolution No. 2015-13 in its entirety. Mr. Blaszak gave a presentation about the efforts that are underway to prevent the closure of a portion of John Wayne Trail and discussion followed. Councilmember Wekenman MOVED to adopt Resolution 2015-13. Councilmember Pearce seconded the motion and the motion carried unanimously.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Councilmember Wekenman MOVED to adopt the minutes of the Regular Council Meeting of October 27, 2015. Councilmember Hanson seconded the motion and the motion carried unanimously.

PUBLIC WORKS REPORT: Supt. Griffin submitted a written report.

POLICE REPORT: Officer Handley reported: No major Haunted Palouse incidents. He attended 40-hours of Field Training Officer Academy training in Spokane last week. The PD made a drug related arrest in Palouse today.

CLERK-TREASURER REPORT: C-T Bagott reported that he will have property tax and Shoreline Master Plan ordinances and fee and salary schedule resolutions for consideration at the next council meeting.

COMMITTEE REPORTS/REQUESTS:
Policy & Administration, Chair Hanson- Doreen is looking into the possibility of increasing the City’s manufactured home installation permit fee. She will contact Dan Gladwill and survey different towns to determine what is typical.

Water & Sewer, Chair Ossinger- No report

Streets & Sidewalks, Chair Hicks- Mike is working on a rough draft of a letter that will go out to property owners with dangerous sidewalks . He will have committee meeting in next few weeks to discuss.

Parks, Cemetery, & Buildings, Chair Estes- No report. Senja is planning to have a committee meeting soon.

Police, Fire, & Safety, Chair Wekenman- No report

Personnel & Pool, Chair Pearce- Bev reported that the personnel committee will be meeting tomorrow to discuss personnel issues. She is looking into grant funding for items such as the slide that need to be replaced at the swimming pool.

Finance, Property, & Equipment, Chair Langsett- No report

OPEN FORUM:

Mayor Echanove acknowledged the receipt of letters from Nicole Wood, Steve McGehee, and Jim Farr. Councilmembers received copies of each letter. Mayor Echanove stated that the letters would not be read at the meeting and directed C-T Bagott to review them and respond as is necessary and appropriate.

MAYOR’S REPORT: The Mayor and C-T Bagott will be traveling to Olympia next week to make their funding grant application presentation to the CERB board.

ALLOW PAYMENT OF BILLS: Councilmember Pearce MOVED that the bills against the city be allowed. Councilmember Hanson seconded the motion and the motion carried unanimously.

ADJOURN: Councilmember Hicks MOVED to adjourn. Councilmember Estes seconded the motion and the motion carried unanimously. The council meeting adjourned at 8:45 PM.

The following checks are approved for payment:
Payroll Paid 10/30/15 Ck. #7011-7028 & EFT $38,046.12
Claims Paid 11/10/15 Ck. #7029-7057 & EFT $35,495.50
VOID Ck. #7056

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