City Council

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 12, 2021 In attendance: Mayor Crawford Josh DeLay, Finance Director Councilmember Sterk Lori Barnett, Community Development Director Councilmember Raab Mary Beth Phillips, Court Administrator Councilmember Tidd Garren Melton, Public Works Manager Councilmember Magdoff Curtis Lillquist, Planning Manager Councilmember Johnson Ike Lasswell, Information Systems Councilmember Hepner (Remote) Garren Melton, Public Works Manager Councilmember Sleiman Maria Holman, City Clerk 5:30 p.m. Council Workshop. Councilmember Magdoff opened the meeting. 1. Finance Director Josh DeLay presented the City of East Wenatchee 2022 Preliminary Financial Budget, significant changes, and what the next steps in the budget process will be. Mr. DeLay asked the Council for comments or any suggested changes. Multiple Ordinances will be presented to the Council in November during a Council meeting. The goal is that the budget will be adopted at the first Council meeting in December 2021. Mr. DeLay suggested that Council not take the 1% property tax increase for 2022. Council provided a consensus in agreement with that proposal. Mr. DeLay explained that the City can still “bank” the increase to be available for the future. Councilmembers were encouraged to communicate with the Finance Director if they have any questions or concerns before the next Council meeting. A tentative Council workshop was scheduled on October 22, 2021, but it was determined that it wasn’t needed. Comments provided by Mayor Crawford and all Councilmembers. No action was taken by the Council. 10-12-2021 Council Workshop Minutes Page 1 of 2