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The Council Consideration page will host top legislative items up for a vote by the City Council. Your valuable feedback from the comment form will be provided to Council Members, allowing them to consider your opinions. Make sure your voice is heard by sharing your thoughts.

Keeping Families Together Resolution

The resolution endorses a new federal policy allowing certain non-citizen spouses and children of U.S. citizens to apply for lawful permanent residence without leaving the country. It requires them to be legally married to a U.S. citizen, has resided in the U.S. for ten years, have no disqualifying criminal convictions, pose no threat to national security or public safety, be otherwise eligible to apply for adjustment of status, and merit a favorable exercise of discretion. The resolution also adds federal relief for immigration legal assistance to its list of federal legislative priorities and commits the City of Spokane to support local organizations working towards keeping noncitizen families together.

Council Action: August 19, 2024

• Draft Resolution (PDF 88 KB)

Ordinance Camping Prohibition near Support Services

In 2023, Spokane amended its Municipal Code, extending the ban on illegal camping to areas within one thousand feet of schools, daycares, and parks. This change will also include areas near addiction treatment, behavioral health, and other support facilities for the Spokane Community.

Council Action: August 19, 2024

• Draft Ordinance (PDF 127 KB)

Holiday Recognition Ordinance

The proposed ordinance aims to update SMC 03.03.010 by including Martin Luther King Day (the third Monday of February), Lunar New Year (the first day of the first lunar month), and Juneteenth (June 19) as official city holidays starting in 2025. The city recognizes seven holidays: New Year's, Memorial Day, July 4, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Friday after, and Christmas Day. Collective bargaining agreements mainly determine additional employee holidays. The purpose of this ordinance is to formally acknowledge these holidays, which already hold significance in the state, as official city holidays to honor individuals and events important to communities of color in Spokane.

• Draft Ordinance (PDF 99 KB)