Waitsburg City Council Update

-City Administrator Randy Hinchliffe presented the 2018 Budget Preliminary Revenues and Expenses. The budget will be presented again, in further detail, at the November council meeting.

-Sheriff John Turner gave a Sheriff’s Office update. Turner suggested that individuals check the Walla Walla County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page to keep updated on heavy activity, roadblocks, etc.

-Approved Ordinance 2017-1046 code updates pertaining to motorcycle/ATV use and U-Turn fines. See Page 1 for full story.

-Approved fifth payment on Main Street Bridge project.

-Approved second payment for sidewalk projects.

-Council Reports: KC Kuykendall requested that the council consider taking a formal position on potential legislation he is advocating that would authorize municipalities to enter into regional buying pools that would allow them to leverage collective buying power.

-City Clerk’s Report: Work on the sewer siphon under the Preston Bridge should begin in two weeks. The grandstands task force is on track and working to get a list of actual costs of replacement and financing options. Hinchliffe presented the third quarter budget update saying it was pretty close to a typical year’s average. He said the budget is “slightly behind (4%) between revenues meeting expenditures” and he is restricting departmental spending to prevent negative fund balances at year end.