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YAKIMA CITY COUNCIL
SPECIAL MEETING
May 27, 2015
City Hall -- Council Chambers
2 p.m. Special Meeting regarding Montes and Arteaga v. City of Yakima -- MINUTES
1. Roll Call
Council: Mayor Micah Cawley, presiding, Assistant Mayor Kathy Coffey, Council Members
Maureen Adkison, Tom Dittmar, Rick Ensey, Dave Ettl and Bill Lover
Staff: City Manager O'Rourke, City Attorney Cutter and Acting City Clerk Stephens
Motion: Ensey moved and Coffey seconded to adjourn to Executive Session for up to an
hour. The motion carried by unanimous vote.
2. Executive Session regarding pending litigation -- Montes and Arteaga v. City of Yakima
Executive Session was held and adjourned at 2:53 p.m.
Council reconvened at 2:57 p.m. Mayor Cawley noted they have returned from Executive
Session after a briefing with legal counsel.
Motion: Dittmar moved and Ettl seconded to file an Amicus Brief on this case with the
Supreme Court. The motion carried by unanimous vote.
Motion: Dittmar moved and Ettl seconded to stay the briefing schedule with the 9th Circuit
Court of Appeals to await the Supreme Courts decision. The motion carried by unanimous
vote.
Motion: Dittmar moved and Lover seconded to file a partial stay on the elections regarding
the three Council member terms which were shortened by two years. The motion failed by a
4 -3 vote with Adkison, Coffey, Ensey and Lover voting no.
3. Adjournment
Motion: Ensey moved and Coffey seconded to adjourn to the next Council Business
meeting on June 2, 2015 at 6 p.m. at City Hall. The motion carried by unanimous vote. The
meeting adjourned at 3:09 p.m.
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