August 21st, 2025 Regular Council Meeting 08/21/2025 06:00 PM

1. CALL TO ORDER/PRESENTATION TO THE FLAG: Mayor to call the meeting to order, lead the group in reciting the pledge of allegiance and conduct roll call.

2. PUBLIC COMMENTS: [This is an opportunity for members of the audience to address the Council. If you wish to address the Council, please sign in to be recognized by the Mayor. Comments are limited to three minutes per speaker. The Mayor may extend or further limit these time periods at his discretion. The Mayor may allow citizens to comment on individual agenda items outside of the public comment period at his discretion. Please submit written comments to City Hall in person at 7121 E. Loop Rd, via mail to PO Box 371, Stevenson, WA 98648 or via email to wesley@ci.stevenson.wa.us by noon the day of the meeting for inclusion in the council packet.]

3. CHANGES TO THE AGENDA: [The Mayor may add agenda items or take agenda items out of order with the concurrence of the majority of the Council].

a) Fire Department Report - Fire Chief, Ray Broughton will provide an update to Council on work of the Fire Department.

b) USDA Loan Resolution - Council is asked to approve a resolution authorizing the USDA loan in the amount of $873,000 and grant in the amount of $70,600 for the city water and sewer system. An ordinance authorizing the bond was approved at the May 2025 City Council meeting.

4. CONSENT AGENDA: The following items are presented for Council approval. [Consent agenda items are intended to be passed by a single motion to approve all listed actions. If discussion of an individual item is requested by a Council member, that item should be removed from the consent agenda and considered separately after approval of the remaining consent agenda items.]

5. SHERIFF'S OFFICE REPORT:

6. FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT - Fire Chief, Ray Broughton will provide an update to Council on work of the Fire Department.

7. COUNCIL BUSINESS:

8. INFORMATION ITEMS:

9. VOUCHER APPROVAL: Vouchers will be presented prior to the meeting for council review.

10. MAYOR AND COUNCIL REPORTS:

11. ADDITIONAL PUBLIC COMMENT: [This is an opportunity for members of the audience to address the Council for items discussed at the meeting.]

12. ISSUES FOR THE NEXT MEETING: [This provides Council Members an opportunity to focus the Mayor and Staff’s attention on issues they would like to have addressed at the next council meeting.] 

13. EXECUTIVE SESSION - [No Executive Session is scheduled.]

14. ADJOURNMENT - Mayor will adjourn the meeting.

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