CC Min 2018 03 13MOSES LAKE CITY COUNCIL March 13, 2018
CALL TO ORDER:
The regular meeting of the Moses Lake City Council was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Mayor Liebrecht in the Council Chambers of the Civic Center, 401 S. Balsam, Moses Lake, Washington.
ROLL CALL:
City Clerk Debbie Burke called the roll. The following were present:
Mayor Liebrecht, Deputy Mayor Curnel, Council Members Myers, Jackson, Riggs, and Leonard. There is currently one vacant position.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
Captain Williams led the Council in the pledge of allegiance.
SUMMARY REPORT:
CITY MANAGER'S REPORT
New City Employee Introduction. City Manager John Williams introduced Carlos Salazar who has been hired to fill the Director of Human Resources position.
Council Pay Dates. Council payroll is currently processed one time per month as a stand-alone
payroll. Staff proposed to process payments two times per month in conjunction with the regular
payroll periods. Council concurred to have two pay dates each month.
Council Vacancy. Due to the recent resignation of Council Member Mike Norman, the Council will need to establish the procedure and content of the application form in accordance to the Governance Policy. A draft application was distributed to Council at the meeting. Council concurred to use the application with a modification to the question about interest of the position and establishing an application due date of Monday, March 30, 2018 at 5:00 p.m. Council will determine the interview forum and questions at their March 27th meeting.
CITIZEN'S COMMUNICATIONS
LODGING TAX GRANT Anne Fisher, 2225 S Crestmont Dr, Moses Lake, provided an update on the Chamber of Commerce Freedom Festival event being partially funded through the Lodging Tax program and distributed advertisement flyers to the Council. The event will be held July 7th and 8th at Mccosh Park.
CHAMBER SIGN
Jackie Kule, 1214 Arlington Dr, Moses Lake, commented on the deteriorated sign located at the Chamber
of Commerce building and shared a book on ways to grow your community.
CONSENT AGENDA
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Meeting minutes dated February 27, 2018. Claims in the amount of $495,252.59; prepaid claim checks in the amount of $97,694.79; claim checks in the amount of $771,595.54; and payroll checks in the amount of $359,143.51.
Claims Agent Designation Resolution 3720 Sun Terrace Easement Resolution 3721 Boeing Water Service Easement Resolution 3722
Action _taken: Deputy Mayor Curnel moved to approve Consent Agenda items a through e, second by Council Member Jackson. The motion carried 6-o.