Soap Lake tables stripping mayor’s pay, establishes hiring committee
Soap Lake Mayor Peter Sharp and City Attorney Julie Norton discuss the legality of the proposed ordinance to remove the mayor’s salary during the April 15 regular city council meeting. The council tabled the resolution for the next meeting after lengthy discussion.
JOEL MARTIN/COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD
SOAP LAKE — The Soap Lake City Council weighed two major governance actions — one to strip the mayor’s salary during ongoing investigations, and another to overhaul how the city hires department heads — as tensions over leadership and legal authority continued to dominate.
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