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REARDAN – The town’s ordinances will soon be digitally organized after council approved a motion to have Code Publishing Company perform the service for the town at council’s March 4 meeting.
The town will pay the Seattle-based company $18,250 in start-up costs and a $480 start-up fee to get all ordinances codified. The exact timeline for project completion isn’t yet known. Code Publishing Co. has done code publishing work for many smaller municipalities around the state, including Davenport, Harrington, Odessa, Wilbur and Airway Heights.
“Sprague is going to be so jealous,” police chief Andy Manke joked after the agreement was passed by council.
Council also passed ordinance #2010, which tweaked policy and procedure for holidays, sick leave, vacation and the like for town employees.
Mayor’s report
Mayor Gail Daniels shared that she attended the school board’s meeting in February and spoke with Rick Perleberg about a sign possibly being made by students to go in front of the library and town hall. She also said that Matt Clouses’ class at the school wanted to assist in a community project, which she noted the town is looking into.
Daniels also reported that town hall is researching additional bids for a breakroom in town hall. She also said she’s working with a local attorney to make Ordinance 666 enforceable again.
Police report
Manke gave his monthly police report for February. The police department received 14 calls for service, made 100 traffic stops, issued 40 verbal warnings, wrote 39 non-criminal tickets, 15 criminal traffic citations (all driving with a suspended license) and had four criminal non-traffic arrests. Those included two protection order violations, one possession of drug paraphernalia and one providing a false statement to law enforcement.
The department also dealt with six juveniles who owe 10 hours of community service for repeatedly performing “ding dong dash” at several residences around town. Administratively, reserve officer Chris Stein completed a grant application for hiring a full-time officer for two years. The application included a letter of support from school district superintendent Eric Sobotta.
Manke also requested permission to research the purchase of refabricated state patrol Ford Explorer Police Interceptor vehicles to eventually replace the department’s 2006 Chevrolet Blazer and 2007 Dodge Charger. He said the Interceptors typically cost $6,000. Council granted permission.
Council will next convene March 18. Meetings are now in person at the United Methodist Church the first and third Thursdays of each month.
Drew Lawson is the editor of the Davenport Times. He is a graduate of Eastern Washington University.
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