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CALL TO ORDER
City Council
Study Session
March 31, 2025 - 5:30 PM
City Hall Council Chambers
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Deputy Mayor Cheryl Rakes called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. in the Council
Chambers of Auburn City Hall, 25 West Main Street.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
The Study Session Meeting was held in person and virtually.
ROLL CALL
Councilmembers present: Deputy Mayor Cheryl Rakes, Hanan Amer, Kate Baldwin,
Clinton Taylor, Tracy Taylor, and Yolonda Trout -Manuel.
Mayor Nancy Backus and the following staff members present included: City Attorney
Jason Whalen, Assistant Chief of Police Samuel Betz, Director of Human Resources
and Risk Management Candis Martinson, and City Clerk Shawn Campbell.
AGENDA MODIFICATIONS
There were no modifications to the agenda.
ANNOUNCEMENTS, REPORTS, AND PRESENTATIONS
There were no announcements, reports, or presentations.
AGENDA ITEMS FOR COUNCIL DISCUSSION
A. Municipal Court Update (Martinson) (30 Minutes)
Director Martinson provided Council with a Municipal Court Update including
costs for Probation Services and Municipal Court Services, the King County
Case Waiting Study, and King County Cost Recovery Model. She shared that
the County is allowing a new deadline to decide if the City will continue with
King County for Municipal Court Services.
Council discussed the date the decision must be made on, the cost of the
probation services, overhead charges, and budget impacts.
B. Proposed Changes to City Council Rules of Procedure
The Council Rules of Procedure Ad Hoc Committee consists of
Councilmember Baldwin as Chair, Deputy Mayor Rakes, and Councilmember
C. Taylor. Chair Baldwin provided a status update to the work done by the Ad
Hoc Committee.
Council discussed the Ad Hoc Committee, the feedback from Councilmembers,
and staff time.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the Council, the meeting was
adjourned at 5:52 p.m.
APPROVED this 7th day of April 2025.
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CHERYL R4LICES, EPUTY MAYOR Shawn Campbell, City Clerk