Cascade Locks public meetings in 2020
3 substantive meetings from 2020, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
City Council
The City Council met to discuss potential parking meter installations on Wa Na Pa Street and the process for filling a vacant council seat. The meeting also included reports on wastewater loan resolutions and upcoming BPA rate increases.
- Ratification of bills totaling $140,349.61
- Discussion regarding parking restrictions and potential meters on Wa Na Pa Street
- Decision to wait for the newly elected Council to fill the vacancy left by Sara Patrick
- Report on a 60% drop in Transient Room Tax collections for 2020
- Notice of upcoming BPA transmission price increases of approximately 15%
Budget Committee Archives
The Budget Committee adopted the Fiscal Year 2020/2021 budget of $18,905,792 on a 9-1 vote, with Chair Pruit opposing due to benefit costs. The committee also approved a $4,000 reduction in the transfer from the Capital Reserve Fund, lowering contingency to $7,961. Staff noted a $4,000 spreadsheet error and projected reduced state gas tax revenue due to COVID-19.
- Adopted FY 2020/2021 budget of $18,905,792 (9-1)
- Approved transferring $4,000 less from Capital Reserve Fund, reducing it to $16,000 (9-1)
- Approved minutes of May 20, 2020 budget meeting (unanimous)
Budget Committee Archives
The Budget Committee unanimously approved the property tax rate of $2.705 per $1,000 of assessed value for fiscal year 2020/2021. They also approved the budget meeting guidelines, work plan, and minutes from the previous year. The meeting was continued to May 27, 2020, to allow further review of the budget document.
- Approved property tax rate of $2.705 per $1,000 assessed value (unanimous)
- Approved 2020/2021 Budget Meeting Guidelines (unanimous)
- Approved proposed Budget Committee Work Plan (unanimous)
- Approved minutes from May 8, 2019 Budget Meeting (unanimous)
- Elected Tiffany Pruit as Budget Committee Chair (unanimous)
- Elected Shirelle Price as Budget Committee Vice Chair (unanimous)
- Continued meeting to May 27, 2020 at 6:30 PM