Budget talks dominate much of city council meeting

The Ritzville City Council meeting on Nov. 6 lasted nearly two hours as it covered a wide array of topics, as councilmembers and city staff also continued to discuss the 2019 preliminary budget.

The meeting began with a public hearing on proposed ordinance 2116, which would ban cargo containers and pods from residential zoning districts. Coverage of that hearing can be found in last week’s issue of the Ritzville Journal.

Much of the meeting centered around 2019 preliminary budget talks. Councilmembers were provided with physical copies of the 34-page draft preliminary budget by Treasurer-Clerk...