Mayor & Town Council

The Town of Naches operates under the Mayor/Council form of government. The Mayor and Town Council are elected to four year terms. The Town Council adopts ordinances, sets the annual budget and the Mayor directs the Town through the Town Administrator.

The Mayor and Town Council positions are non-partisan and Council members are elected their respective positions by all the voters within the Town at the General Election. The Mayor and the Town Council serve part-time and do not maintain office hours at Town Hall.

	Mayor Rick Carney Rick Carney, employed by ATS Automation as a project engineer, was appointed to council in January 2007 to fill a vacancy. Rick was then elected to the council in November 2007 for a two-year term and re-elected in November 2009 to a four-year term. Councilman Carney was selected to serve as Mayor Pro Tem by his fellow council members in 2008. He was appointed mayor in April 2011 and elected to the position in November 2011 to a four-year term. Mayor Carney has also served as a representative to the Yakima Valley Conference of Governments. Current term expires: 2015
	Town Council Position #1 Wayne L. Hawver Councilman Hawver was appointed in October 2008. His term ends 12/31/13. Wayne also serves as the chairman of the Naches Valley Park Board.
	Town Council Position #2 Will Guyton
	Town Council Position #3 Kit Hawver Kit Hawver has lived in Naches most of her life. Her parents, Harvey and June Keezer, operated a business and lived in Naches for many years. Kit married Wayne Hawver in 1978. Son Benjamin came in 1980. Kit has an AA degree from YVCC and a BA from CWU. She has been substitute teaching for grades preschool through 8th grade for 19 years. She is very proud to have served on the Naches Planning Commission several years. Councilwoman Hawver's term ends 12/31/13.
	Town Council Position #4 Randy Parten Elected for 4 years. Proud of this community.
	Town Council Position #5 Paul Williams

Further information on the Town Council

Meetings

a) All general meetings of the town council of the town of Naches shall be held in the Town Hall in Naches, Washington. Special meetings of the town council may be held where designated by appropriate notice. Copies of the minutes can be found on this website.
b) General meetings of the town council shall be held on the second Monday of each month at the hour of seven p.m.
c) When the date of any regular meeting of the town council falls on a legal holiday, then such regular meeting shall be held on the next business day.

Compensation

a) The mayor of the town shall receive the sum set by the town council for compensation. Each councilperson of the town council of Naches shall receive the sum of fifty dollars ($50.00) for each council meeting attended with the maximum monthly compensation established at fifty dollars ($50.00). These compensation sums are effective beginning January, 2004 for those council members elected in the general election held on November 2003. These compensation sums are effective January, 2006 for the remaining council members whose positions are up for election in November 2005.

Town Planning Commission

There is created for the town, a town planning commission to consist of five members who will be appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the council.

The commission shall make all necessary studies of the physical development of the town, lay plans and make recommendations to the council for such development to accomplish planned growth. The commission shall make its recommendations to the council on proposed plats.

Planning Commission Bylaws [ 41 KB]

If you would like to put something before the Town Planning Commission, please contact the Town Administrator to get information on the procedure for submitting a land use concern for consideration/discussion.

Town Administration

The town administrator shall be the administrative and liaison officer for the town, under the direction and authority of the mayor.

Duties of the Town Administrator

The town administrator shall have the following specific duties, powers and responsibilities, in addition to others provided by this chapter or otherwise:

A. Under the direction and authority of the mayor, supervise, administer and coordinate the activities of the various town offices, departments, commissions and boards in carrying out the ordinances and policies of the counsel; and administer and supervise the carrying out of the decisions, regulations and policies of the various town departments, commissions and boards;

B. Report to the mayor and council concerning the status of all assignments, duties and functions of the various town offices, departments, commissions and boards;

C. In cooperation with the town clerk-treasurer, keep the mayor and council advised of the financial condition of the town and its future needs, and assist in the preparation and submission of a preliminary budget to the mayor and council;

D. Serve as personnel officer for the town, including, without necessary limitation, the hiring and discharging, subject to the approval of the mayor, of all town employees, except those employees and officers required by law to be appointed by the mayor;

E. Supervise all purchasing by the various town offices, departments, commissions and boards;

F. Supervise all expenditures by the various town offices, departments, commissions and boards, for the purpose of keeping the same within the limitations of the annual budget of the town;

G. Assist the mayor and council in conducting the town's business in all matters and perform other duties as the mayor and council may direct;

H. Attend all meetings of the town council and such other meetings as may be suggested by the mayor;

I. Recommend the adoption by the mayor and council measures the town administrator may believe necessary.

Town Clerk/Treasurer

A. The office of treasurer of the town is combined with the office of clerk of the town, and the clerk shall exercise the powers vested in and perform all the duties required to be performed by both the treasurer and the clerk under the laws of the state of Washington and the ordinances of the town.

B. The mayor shall appoint the town clerk, and the clerk shall hold office until the next general election after his or her appointment and until his or her successor shall be appointed and qualified.

C. In addition to the duties prescribed by town ordinance and state law, the clerk shall perform such additional duties and be in attendance on those duties as directed by the town council by resolution.

Town of Naches Budget

2012 Budget

Town of Naches - 2012 Budget - Download the Budget

Past Budgets

Town of Naches 2011 Budget and Budget Ordinance (660)
Ordinance 665 - Amending 2011 Operating Budget and Ord. 660
Ordinance 666 - Amending the 2011 Operating Budget and amending Ordinance 660 and 665

Town of Naches 2010 Budget Amendment including Ordinance

Town of Naches 2010 Budget

Forms

Town of Naches Facility Use Policy/Agreement