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Employee contracts confirmed
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Enumclaw council reaches labor agreements with two labor groups
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Weather The forecast for Wednesday is rain with a chance of snow showers after 4 p.m. Highs are predicted to be 41 and lows to 29. Thursday expect partly cloudy with snow predicted during the night with highs to 37 and lows to 33. The forecast for Friday is rain continuing though weekend.
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Santa makes furry friends
Santa Claus made some four-legged friends last week, courtesy of the staff at Buckley Veterinary Clinic. Santa took a break from his busy schedule to pose for photos with clinic clients, including Muffin and Cupcake, a pair of yorkies who share a Tacoma home with Patrice Boyd. Photo by Kevin Hanson
Stan McCall chosen to fill fire commission vacancy Dennis Box Editor
Fire District 28 is back up to full force with the appointment of Stan McCall to fill position No. 3. The King County Council appointed McCall Dec. 9. The commission has three members, Dave Hannity, Angie Stubblefield and McCall.
firefighter John Bloomer. McCall said during the interview he works as a police officer for the city of Federal Way and has lived in Enumclaw for 20 years. Former Commissioner Chris A Citizens Advisory Panel Ingham resigned his position June unanimously selected McCall 10, creating the vacancy. Dec. 3 following an public About a month later, forinterview process of five Fire District mer Commissioner Ryan candidates. Terhune was injured durThe members of the ing an off-road motorpanel were Rep. Chris cycle accident in Idaho. Hurst, Enumclaw Mayor The commission was down Liz Reynolds, fire commissionto one member, Hannity. The ers Hannity and Stubblefield and King County Council appointed IAFF Local 3931 president and Larry Jensen who served until the
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Members of the Enumclaw City Council polished off some important business during their final meeting of the year, confirming contracts with two key groups of municipal employees. During their Dec. 9 gathering, councilmen gave their formal nod to contracts that had been hammered out with both police officers and members of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees. AFSCME represents regular employees, both full- and part-time, who work in the city’s administrative, public works, finance, parks and Expo Center departments. Current contracts with both
See CONTRACTS, Page 3 November general election when Angie Stubblefield won over Elbert Reed. McCall will finish the final two years of Ingham’s term. The responsibilities of the fire commission are: • Determining levels of service and establishing goals, • Determining the type and level of funding, • Approving budgets, and tax levies, • Establishing policies and approving operational procedures, • Employing key personnel and supervision of the fire chief.
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