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• Zehm settlement

  May 21, 2012News, in City The Spokane City Council on Monday, May 21, 2012, voted 7-0 in favor of this settlement with the family and estate of Otto Zehm.

• Marijuana Initiative from Sensible Washington

  May 8, 2012News, in City One of two Initiatives recently submitted to the City of Spokane’s Clerk’s Office proposing to make marijuana laws the city’s lowest law enforcement priority.

• Marijuana Initiative from Sensible Spokane

  May 8, 2012News, in City One of two initiatives filed this year with the City of Spokane’s Clerk’s Office that would require the city to make the enforcement of marijuana law the city’s lowest law …

• Marriage Equality Resolution

  March 29, 2012 Spokane City Councilman Jon Snyder has proposed this resolution in support of the same sex marriage law approved earlier this year.

• Thoma proposes new settlement

  February 28, 2012News, in City Former Spokane Police Sgt. Brad Thoma’s attorney proposed this new settlement just before the City Council rejected a different plan that would have given Thoma a detective position, $275,000 in …

• Thoma settlement

  February 27, 2012News, in City This proposed settlement would have allowed fired Spokane Police Sgt. Brad Thoma to return to work in the demoted position of detective. It was unanimously reject by the Spokane City …

• Police reform resolution

  January 26, 2012 in City A package of police reforms that will be considered as a resolution at the Spokane City Council meeting on Feb. 6.

• Center for Justice candidate responses

  November 4, 2011News, in City Responses received from candidates running for Spokane City Council and mayor to the Center for Justice’s request to sign a pledge promising to oppose any Spokane Police Guild labor contract …

• Spokane Summer Water Bills 2011

  October 27, 2011News, in City Breakdown of two-month water bills received by Spokane water customers in September and August. Chart shows that 53 percent of Spokane water customers paid less under the new water rate …

• Center for Justice memo on arbitor’s ombudsman decision

  August 5, 2011News, in City Memo from Center for Justice about arbitrator’s decision ruling that the city violated bargaining rules by approving a law giving the police ombudsman investigative powers.

• East Side Library meeting announcement

  November 26, 2010City, in Washington Voices The Neighborhoods Matter Council is asking concerned patrons to attend Monday’s Spokane City Council meeting, where the possible closure of the East Side Library is to be discussed.

• How it works: Children’s Investment Fund

  September 29, 2010 in City A fact sheet prepared by the Children’s Investment Fund on how money would be distributed under the program, which Spokane voters will see on the November 2010 ballot.

• Breann Beggs letter to Mike Piccolo

  September 21, 2010 in City A letter from Breann Beggs, attorney for the estate of Otto Zehm, to Mike Piccolo, assigned attorney for City Council members. The letter is in response to an order from …

• Breann Beggs response to Rocco Treppiedi

  September 21, 2010 in City June 25, 2010, letter from attorney Breann Beggs to city of Spokane attorney Rocco Treppiedi regarding Treppiedi’s order to Beggs to stop communicating with City Council members regarding the city’s …

• Police ombudsman ordinance (June 21 version)

  June 22, 2010 in City Ordinance on the investigatory powers of the Office of the Police Ombudsman, introduced to the June 21, 2010, Spokane City Council agenda. This version amends a previous proposal held over …

• YMCA proposal from Childress

  March 3, 2010 in City In one of three proposals for private redevelopment of the YMCA site in Riverfront Park, a graphic arts designer and former museum employee wants to see the facility used to …

• YMCA best use study

  February 24, 2010 in City October 2009 Study by Lembeck Appraisal and Consulting on “Highest and Best Use” of the former YMCA building in Riverfront Park.

• City increased pay authorization for Carl Oreskovich

  June 24, 2009 in City May 14, 2009, Spokane City Council resolution authorizing an increase in money set aside to pay attorney Carl Oreskovich for his representation in the lawsuit filed by the family of …

• City payment authorization for Carl Oreskovich

  June 23, 2009 in City Oct. 20, 2008, Spokane City Council resolution on using attorney Carl Oreskovich as special counsel in the civil lawsuit brought by the family of Otto Zehm.

• Request for Proposals, re: bus benches

  May 20, 2009 in City A draft of the proposed bench guidelines, which says ads would be allowed to be 8 feet wide and would require new benches to have arms in the middle.

• Spokane City Charter / Proposed changes

  February 28, 2009 in City Proposal to change the Spokane City Charter that will be on the March 10, 2009, ballot.