# 2026.11.10 Meeting ~ NO mayor Sievers, NO mayor pro tem Anderson


**Body:** Palouse City Council Meetings
**Date:** November 10, 2026
**Jurisdiction:** SLED

**Tags:** Construction & Infrastructure, Energy & Utilities, Physical Infrastructure, Grants & Funding


The Palouse City Council held a preliminary budget hearing on November 10, 2026 (the meeting title date; the metadata timestamp falls on November 11 UTC). The council discussed inflation, infrastructure needs, and anticipated water and sewer rate increases. Officials noted that federal appropriations and grants totaling more than $2 million support wastewater-related work, and discussed a previously signed $6.3 million, 30-year loan at 1.6% interest, with estimated annual payments of about $267,765 if fully drawn. The preliminary budget remains under review; a budget workshop and further hearing were planned, and the 2027 fee and salary schedules were discussed without a final decision.

The council approved a motion authorizing the mayor to sign documents to put the portion of a TIB project covered by an existing $1.2 million award out to bid; this was authorization to solicit bids, not a contract award. Members also discussed a roughly $10,000 purchase of replacement water-treatment scales, which had been budgeted previously, and approved payment of bills. Other identified needs included roofs for City Hall, the police department, and the public works shop, as well as playground equipment; no procurement decisions on those items were recorded.

**Source:** Palouse City Council Meetings