Tenino City Council Meeting 08/25/2026

The City of Tenino’s work session and regular City Council meeting on August 25, 2026, addressed several spending, contracting, and infrastructure matters. The Council approved a three-year school resource officer contract; the city attorney had suggested that the Sheriff’s Office and school district negotiate directly to simplify the arrangement, but the contract was approved as presented. Staff reported that ending a long-standing Springbrook support service is expected to save about $20,000 annually. The city is also assessing accessibility and infrastructure costs, including an estimated $86,000 to upgrade noncompliant curb ramps and more than $10,000 to bring a bus stop area into ADA compliance; public works identified 12 fire hydrants for replacement and reported other sewer-system maintenance needs.

Council members discussed, but did not decide, whether to revise or rescind a recently adopted gambling-tax ordinance; a proposal and further review are planned for the next meeting. A proposed 0.1% public-safety sales tax is also expected to return for consideration. The city reported continued work toward selling property to the food bank, with the transfer of a solar grant being addressed, and ongoing evaluation of a biodigester/meat-processing project’s relationship to the wastewater treatment plant. No new procurement award for these projects was identified in the transcript.