Wapato public meetings in 2024
6 substantive meetings from 2024, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
City Council
The Wapato City Council will hold a work‑session to review the city’s final budgets. The agenda also includes the standard call to order and adjournment.
- Call to Order – opening of the meeting
- Final Budgets Review – council discussion of the finalized city budget
- Adjournment – closing of the meeting
City Council
The Wapato City Council meeting will begin with a call to order, then discuss the city's preliminary budgets, and conclude with adjournment. No specific budget figures or actions are detailed in the agenda.
- Preliminary Budgets discussion
City Council
The Wapato City Council will hold a work session on November 13, 2024. Council members will review the ending budget for 2024 and discuss the financial plan for 2025. The meeting is open to the public and will be held at the Wapato Community Center.
- DRS Review
- Financial ending budget review 2024
- Financial Plan 2025
City Council
The Wapato City Council approved a contract with Gray and Osborne to conduct a rate study for the city's sewer and water systems. The study will project expenses and assess rate equity across customer classes over the next 20 years. The motion carried unanimously.
- Approved Gray and Osborne rate study contract (unanimous)
- Approved meeting agenda (unanimous)
- Approved September 3, 2024 meeting minutes (unanimous)
- Approved consent agenda (unanimous)
City Council
The Wapato City Council approved the consent agenda, including ARPA and payroll vouchers, and unanimously approved the August 5, 2024 minutes. Under new business, the council approved the Tamale Festival, city personnel, park prep, electric service boxes, garbage service (twice), security, and portable toilets, all with motions carried. No items were denied or tabled.
- Approved consent agenda including ARPA and payroll vouchers (unanimous)
- Approved August 5, 2024 meeting minutes (unanimous)
- Approved Tamale Festival (motion carried)
- Approved city personnel (motion carried)
- Approved park prep (motion carried)
- Approved electric service boxes (motion carried)
- Approved garbage service (motion carried, twice)
- Approved security and portable toilets (motion carried)
City Council
The Wapato City Council approved a $29,200 agreement to add 8 Flock cameras to the existing system, with the city paying upfront and being reimbursed. They also approved the consent agenda, meeting minutes, and a progress estimate for South Naches Avenue. The city attorney clarified that the city does not permit carnivals, addressing misinformation about the Lions Club harvest festival.
- Approved meeting agenda (motion by Alvarado, second by Jaime)
- Approved July 15, 2024 meeting minutes (motion by Alvarado, second by Solis)
- Approved consent agenda unanimously
- Approved South Naches Avenue progress estimate (motion by Jaime, second by Workman)
- Approved Flock Camera Agreement for 8 additional cameras at $29,200 upfront, reimbursed later (motion by Alvarado, second by Jaime)