Don Myers named new Moses Lake mayor

MOSES LAKE — Members of the Moses Lake City Council elected a new mayor on Tuesday, but decided to wait until a new member of the city council is appointed before naming a deputy mayor. At a regular meeting on Tuesday, council members unanimously elected Don Myers, previously deputy mayor, as the city’s new mayor. Myers, who was elected to the city council in 2015, will serve out the remainder of Dean Hankins’ two-year term as mayor, which ends in December 2023. Hankins, who was appointed to a vacant city council seat in 2018 and then ran unopposed for election in 2019, resigned last week.

Skaug sworn in as Moses Lake council member

MOSES LAKE — New Moses Lake City Council member Dave Skaug was formally sworn in as a member of the council and Deanna Martinez was named the city’s new deputy mayor at a regular council meeting on Tuesday. Skaug was sworn in by Grant County Superior Court Judge Anna Gigliotti, who also formally administered the oath of office to Mayor Don Myers. Council members also voted to retain the requirement that mayors have two years of experience on the city council before being eligible to serve as mayor. However, the council did vote to do away with the two-year requirement for the town’s deputy mayor...

Moses Lake creating plan for council member appointment

MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake City Council is forming plans on how to go about the process of filling the open seat on the council.

Moses Lake city council looks to fill vacant seat

Council hears update on W. Valley Road at Tuesday meeting.

MOSES LAKE — The City of Moses Lake has received applications from 10 people seeking to fill the city council seat vacated when now-former Mayor Dean Hankins resigned sin late August — including from several former city council members — and is set to interview those candidates at a special meeting next week. The applicants are former council member (and mayor) David Curnel, Peter Steffens, Moses Lake Municipal Airport Commissioner Rod Richeson, Elisia Dalluge, former council member James Liebrecht, Andrew Ervin, David Skaug, Jeremy Nolan, current Moses Lake Irrigation and Rehabilitation District Board Member Richard Teals and Sabrina Valdez. At a regular meeting on Tuesday, council members decided to hold a special meeting at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 4, following a ceremony at the Moses Lake Civic Center to mark the 40th anniversary of the Moses Lake - Yonezawa sister city relationship, which is set to begin at 4:30 p.m. ...

Mattawa City Council discusses vacant council position

MATTAWA — With the appointment of former councilmember Maggie Celaya to the position of mayor, after the resignation of former mayor Scott Hyndman, the Mattawa City Council is in need of a new member.

Mike Norman resigns from Moses Lake council

MOSES LAKE — First-term Moses Lake City Council member Mike Norman resigned from his post at the end of Tuesday evening’s council meeting.

Vacated seat

Othello council opts to leave newly-vacant council position open until Nov. election

OTHELLO — Othello City Council members will leave one council position vacant until the November general election. Council members decided not to replace Jon Erickson, who announced his resignation at the regular meeting Monday. The vote was 6-1 with council member Mark Snyder voting in opposition...

City council seats open in all Grant County towns in November election

EPHRATA — Mayoral and city council seats throughout Grant County will be on the ballot in the November 2023 general election. Candidate filing week will be May 15-19. All city council positions are non-partisan. Some seats have a filing fee, which must be paid at the time of filing.

Soap Lake appoints mayor pro tem, council member steps down

SOAP LAKE — Karen Woodhouse was named mayor pro tem at the Feb. 5 Soap Lake City Council meeting. The council passed Woodhouse’s appointment unanimously. Council Member JoAnne Rushton also gave the council a letter prior to the meeting stepping down from her role on the council, opening a city council spot, according to Mayor Peter Sharp.

Legals August 14, 2019

OTHELLO CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the Othello City Council will hold a public hearing to review a development agreement with Columbia Basin Health Association. The public hearing will be held during the regular Council meeting Monday, August 26, at 6:30 pm at Othello City Hall, Council Chambers, 500 E. Main St, Othello, WA. All Council meetings are open to the public. The Council Chambers are handicap accessible. Arrangements to reasonably accommodate special needs, including accessibility or an interpreter, will be made upon receiving 24-hour advance notice. For additional information contact the City of Othello at 509-488-5686. Yvonne Hernandez Deputy City Clerk #08002/317738 Pub: August 14, 2019

City taking applications for open council seat

MOSES LAKE — If you are a Moses Lake resident and want to get involved in city government then you might want to think about applying for appointment to the Moses Lake City Council. The council is down one member and accepting applications to fill the position.

Mattawa City Council appoints new member

Vicente Acosta was appointed to the Mattawa City Council during a virtual council meeting on Feb. 18.

Property owners gain voice on council

OLYMPIA - The state Senate passed a bill Tuesday to give rental property owners a voice for upcoming code changes by expanding the State Building Code Council.

Warden seeks another new council member

WARDEN — If you live in Warden and have a hankering to participate in city government, then the Warden City Council really wants you.

Soap Lake City Council appoints new member

SOAP LAKE - The Soap Lake City Council filled its vacant seat at the end of its regular meeting on Wednesday night. Kat Sanderson will take the Soap Lake City Council position 6 seat. “I’m honored that they chose me,” said Sanderson.

Soap Lake appoints new city council member

SOAP LAKE – The Soap Lake City Council unanimously passed a motion during Wednesday’s meeting to approve the appointment of Steve Wellein to serve on the council in position 6, which has been vacant since the resignation of council member Kat Sanderson...

Mattawa City Council defers appointing new council member

The Mattawa City Council voted 4-2 Feb. 4 to postpone appointing a new council member until later in the month, after hearing from two applicants.

Mattawa City Council discusses year-end budget changes

During a special virtual council meeting Monday, the Mattawa City Council discussed a policy, brought by city attorney Katherine Kennison, that would take the ending fund balances for each department at the end of each fiscal year and put them back into the general fund for reallocation.

Moses Lake council votes to maintain stipend

The Moses Lake City Council voted Tuesday to continue providing a stipend of $30 per meeting to council members.

Mike Riggs has the qualities a council member needs

Mike Riggs will bring these essentials for good government to City Council: 1) developing trust between himself and other Council members, 2) building city employee confidence in City Council, 3) commitment to never making decisions in secret, 4) supporting City Council decisions even if he voted against the majority, 5) encouraging strategic planning and 6) insisting that the city lives within its budget.