HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025.09.15 Council Special Meeting Minutes
MINUTES
City Council Special Meeting
6:00 PM - Monday, September 15, 2025
Pasco City Hall, Council Chambers & Microsoft Teams Webinar
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 6:00 PM by David Milne, Mayor.
ROLL CALL
Councilmembers present: David Milne, Blanche Barajas, Melissa Blasdel, Charles
Grimm, Peter Harpster, and Leo Perales
Councilmembers attending remotely: None
Councilmembers absent: None
Staff present: Harold Stewart, City Manager; Richa Sigdel, Deputy City Manager;
Angela Pashon, Assistant City Manager; Kevin Crowley, Fire Chief; Eric Ferguson,
City Attorney; Arman Rashid, IT Director; Ken Roske, Police Chief; Maria Serra,
Public Works Director; and Debby Barham, City Clerk
The meeting was opened with the Pledge of Allegiance.
INTERVIEWS FOR VACANT COUNCIL POSITION NO. 4
Conduct Council Position No. 4
City Council interviewed the following candidates for Council Position No. 4:
Joe Cotta
Patrick Jones
Abel Campos
Tanya Bowers
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Council adjourned into Executive Session at 6:57 PM for 10 minutes returning at
7:07 PM to evaluate the qualifications of a candidate for appointment to elective
office per RCW 42.30.110(1)(h) with the City Attorney.
City Attorney Ferguson left the Executive Session at 7:05 PM.
Page 1 of 2
At 7:07 PM Mayor Milne announced that the Executive Session would continue for
another 10 minutes or until 7:17 PM.
Mayor Milne called the meeting back to order at 7:17 PM.
COUNCIL APPOINTMENT
Council Position No. 4
Mayor Milne expressed appreciation to the candidates that applied for Council
Position No. 4.
Mr. Ferguson announced that the pending appointment to Council Position No. 4
will run at least until this year's General Election has been certified at the end of
November, or beginning of December 2025. The outcome of the election will
determine the end date for this appointment; it may end once the election is certified
or may end on December 31, 2025.
MOTION: Mayor Pro Tem Grimm moved, seconded by Councilmember Harpster
to appoint Joe Cotta to Council Position No. 4 effective from September 15,
2025, through potentially December 31, 2025.
RESULT: Motion carried Roll Call vote. 5-1
AYES: Mayor Milne, Councilmember Barajas, Councilmember
Blasdel, Mayor Pro Tem Grimm, and Councilmember
Harpster
NAYS: Councilmember Perales
Councilmember Oath of Office
Mayor Milne administered the Oath of Office to Joe Cotta, newly appointed
Councilmember serving under Position No. 4
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 7:21 PM.
PASSED and APPROVED on _______________________.
APPROVED: ATTEST:
David Milne, Mayor Debra Barham, City Clerk
Page 2 of 2
October 6, 2025