City Council Committee Agendas
Regular MeetingMount Vernon, WA · August 27, 2025
Minutes
Finance & Parks and Recreation Committee Minutes
August 27, 2025
Police Court Campus, 1805 Continental Place
Councilmember Molenaar called the meeting to order at 6:00 pm
Present
Mayor Donovan
Councilmembers: Beaton, Brocksmith, Carías, Hudson, Molenaar, Tercero,
and Vander Stoep
Staff: Finance Director Volesky, Parks and Enrichment Services
Director Berner, Special Projects Manager Sexton, IT
Director Thomas, City Clerk Jensen, Library Director
Huffman, Fire Chief Harris, Recreation Coordinator
Ahlegian-Pressly, Recreation Lead Davenport
Citizens: 6
1. Approval of July 23, 2025, Finance & Parks and Recreation Committee
Minutes.
Councilmember Beaton moved to approve the
July 23, 2025, Finance & Parks and Recreation
Committee minutes. Motion seconded by
Councilmember Tercero. Motion carried 7-0.
2. Administration
a. HB2015 Sales Tax Discussion: Mr. Sexton discussed with Council, the
possibility of the City applying for a 0.1% sales tax increase
permitted under State to help fund Criminal Justice activities.
3. Finance
b. Fiscal Policy Annual Review: As part of the 2026 Budget process Mr.
Volesky reviewed the City’s Fiscal Policy.
4. Parks and Enrichment Services
a. Review of Summer Programs: Ms. Berner played a video about
Supervised Playground. Ms. Ahlegian-Pressly and Mr. Davenport
reviewed the program and relayed experiences and comments from
children and parents, as well as the benefits to the community. Mr.
Davenport was presented with a Staff Recognition award. Ms.
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Ahlegian-Pressly reviewed the Outdoor Nature Camp program.
b. Upcoming Fall Programs: This was postponed until September 17th.
c. Parks Projects: This was postponed until September 17th.
5. IT
a. Cyber Security: Ms. Thomas presented an overview of cyber security
measures being used to protect city information.
6. Agenda Requests
none
7. Miscellaneous
none
The meeting adjourned at 6:59 p.m.
Submitted by: Becky Jensen, City Clerk
Agenda
FINANCE & PARKS AND RECREATION COMMITTEE
AGENDA
August 27, 2025 - 6:00 p.m.
Police Court Campus - 1805 Continental Place
1. Approval of July 23, 2025, minutes
2. Administration – Steve Sexton
a. HB2015 Sales Tax Discussion
3. Finance – Doug Volesky
a. Fiscal Policy Annual Review
4. Parks & Enrichment Services – Jennifer Berner
a. Review of Summer Programs
b. Upcoming Fall Programs
c. Parks Projects
5. IT – Mary Thomas
a. Cyber Security
6. Agenda Requests
7. Miscellaneous
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