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YAKIMA CITY COUNCIL
STUDY SESSION
November 1. 2816
City Hall --Council Chambers
9 a.m. -- MINUTES
1. Roll Call
Council: Mayor Kathy Coffey, presiding,Assistant Mayor Carmen MendezCouncil Members
Maureen Adkison, Holly Cousens,Avina Gutierrez, Dulce Gutierrez and Bill Lover
Staff: City Manager Moore, Finance and Budget Director Epperson and City Clerk Claar Tee
2. Council Budget Review by Department
City Manager Moore gave opening statements and noted the two public hearings on the 2017
budget will occur on November 15 and December 6, 2016, with the final 2017 budget
adoption on December 13, 2016.
Municipal Court
Judge Woodard and Linda Hagert, Court Services Manager, briefed Council on the Municipal
Court history, duties and budget.
City Administration
City Manager Moore discussed the Council and City Manager budget, noting with a reduction
in the travel budget, there will not be a delegation traveling to Sister City M0re|ia, Mexico.
Mr. Moore also reviewed the City's Indigent Defense budget.
City Clerks and Records
City Clerk Claar Tee gave an overview of the Clerk division's functions, discussed
election costs and reviewed the division's budget.
Information Technology Services
Information Technology Director Wantland discussed the division's functions.
Community Relations
Randy Beehler, Communications and Public Affairs Director, described their services and
funding, which is from cable TV franchise fees.
Legal
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budget and proposed reductions. Ms. Martinez also discussed funding for the Community
Diversion PnJgr8rO, which was implemented in August. MOTION: D. Gutierrez moved and
A. Gutierrez seconded to maintain the $10,000 internship in the Legal budget. The
motion carried by unanimous vote.
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Human Resources
Human Resources Director Mendoza gave an overview of the division's functions.Assistant
Mayor Mendez asked if any other cities in Washington State are self-insured. Ms. Mendoza
will research and bring back that information.
Airport
Rob Peterson,Airport Manager, briefed Council on the airport activities and budget.
Finance
Cindy Epperson, Finance and Budget Director, introduced the Finance Department's division
managers. �~
Purchasing
City/County Purchasing Manager Ownby discussed her division's functions and gave an
update on the City/County purchasing merger.
Utility Services
Utility Services Manager Dean briefed Council on the Utility budget.
Financial Services
Tara Lewis, Financial Services Manager, reviewed the Finance division's budget. Ms.
Epperson reported on the LOEFF 1 pension responsibilities. Ms. Epperson noted an error
related to the Convention Center and Public Facilities District, which will be corrected and
brought back at Tuesday's meeting.
City Manager Moore noted they will continue with the Financial Services budget beginning on
page 31 at Thursday morning's budget study session.
3. Adjournment
MOTION: Mendez moved and D. Gutierrez seconded to adjourn to the next Council
Business meeting this evening, November 1, 2016at 6 p.m. in the Council
Chambers. The motion carried by unanimous vote. The meeting adjourned at 12:02 p.m.
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