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Council Elects Swartz, Myers to Lead

Moses LakeJan 13, 20262 min read

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The council elected Dustin Swartz mayor and Council Member Myers deputy mayor by majority vote, then unanimously approved a 2026–2029 wastewater generator service and repair contract.

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Dustin Swartz will serve as mayor, with Council Member Myers as deputy mayor. The council also approved several infrastructure and administrative items, including the wastewater generator contract, a watermain project, a fee schedule amendment, and a 2026 meeting calendar. The approved consent agenda included $7,958,507.45 in budgeted expenditures.

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Elected Dustin Swartz mayor by majority vote.
Elected Council Member Myers deputy mayor by majority vote.
Approved the 2026–2029 wastewater generator service and repair contract by a 7–0 vote.
Approved consent agenda items, including the Sand Hill Phase 3 improvements resolution, Turnkey Watermain Project acceptance, Fee Schedule Amendment Resolution 4032, and the 2026 council meeting calendar, by a 7–0 vote.
Confirmed appointments and reappointments to the Park Commission, Lodging Tax Advisory Committee, and Municipal Airport Commission by 7–0 votes.
Approved council committee assignments by a 7–0 vote.
Proclaimed January 19 as Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Moses Lake.

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