regarding the process and no proposed edits, EDWARDS motioned to approve the 2025-2026 Human Services Grant Recommendations with no edits, FISH seconded, all were in favor with unanimous consent and the 2025-2026 Human Services Grant Commission Recommendations were approved. Commissioner will now present to the City Mayor who will take the recommendations in the general budget to City Council in October/November.
Facilitated by: Dale Markey-Crimp, Assistant to the City Administrator City of Issaquah Board and Commission Staff Liaisons Present board members and commissioners split up into small groups by Strategic Plan goal area aligned with the policy area of expertise for their board or commission. They then discussed the clarity of the objectives and actions in the recommended update, as well as the alignment between actions and objectives. They discussed potential areas where clarity or better alignment are needed, and proposed potential edits and revisions to the draft update.
To review the draft 2025 Human Services Commission Workplan and provide feedback 1. Revisit the mission of the Human Services Commission 2. Review the draft workplan 3. Discuss specific questions
• City Council Opening – Deadline January 25 Consider applying for open City Council seats. Help shape Issaquah’s future in this policy- making role. In January, the 7-member Issaquah City Council will have a vacancy in Council Position No. 6. The appointee will be selected by the City Council on February 10 and serve until the certification of the General Election in late November 2025. The appointee may choose to run for the Council seat in the November election. Learn more and apply online here.
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