Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Town Council
Last Update: 2 July 2008
Current members of the Town Council are
Mayor John Rose (appointed term expires in 2009)
Councilmembers
Position No. 1 Bruce Young (term expires in 2011)
Position No. 2 Steve Eulau (term expires in 2011)
Position No. 3 Richard Leider (term expires in 2009)
Position No. 4 Carol Clemett (appointed term expires in 2009)
Position No. 5 Aaron Sharp (term expires in 2009)
MEETINGS
Regular Council meetings are held at 7:00pm on the second Tuesday of each
month. Because Beaux Arts has no Town Hall, the Mayor and Councilmembers
take turns hosting the monthly Council meetings in their homes. A meeting agenda
listing the topics to be discussed and the meeting location is posted on
mailstands throughout the Village about one week in prior to the meeting.
Any Villager may offer their home as a meeting location. (Click
here to see the current meeting schedule updated June 12, 2008.)
Special Council meetings may be held from time to time as needed. Notices and agendas for special meetings are posted on mailstands at least 24 hours before the meeting. The location of each special meeting is listed on the agenda for that meeting.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The Town Council serves as the Town's legislative and administrative body.
As legislative body, the Council establishes the policies and goals of the Town
through the passage of ordinances and adoption of resolutions. As its
administrative body, the Council oversees the operation and
maintenance of the Town's streets, water department, and public rights-of-way,
plans and provides for emergency preparedness, and handles day-to-day issues.
The Council is also charged with authorizing the Town annual budget and its
monthly operating expenditures and acts as a quasi-judicial body when reviewing
requests for subdivisions, boundary-line adjustments, lot consolidations, and
appeals of decisions of the Board of Adjustment.
The Mayor presides over all Council meetings. Because meetings are held in Councilmembers homes, they tend to be relatively informal, though the business of the Council is treated seriously and the meetings run according to Roberts Rules of Order. (To view a copy of the current year's budget, click here for the summary, revenue, and expenditure pages. You will need to install Adobe Acrobat reader to view these files.)
Government in Beaux Arts is truly grass roots. Villagers are encouraged to attend all meetings and speak on issues of concern to them. Villagers who cannot attend a meeting may submit written comments for the Council's consideration by mailing them to the Town's mailing address (see General Information), emailing Clerk-Treasurer Sue Ann Spens at townhall@beauxarts-wa.gov or calling her at 425.454.8580 to make arrangements for transmitting their comments by other means.
APPROVED MINUTES
Copies of approved minutes from recent Council meetings can be viewed by
choosing from the list below. Please keep in mind that the minutes listed
are only a summation of the proceedings of the meeting and are not a
verbatim transcript.
| January 2008 | January 2007 | January 2006 |
| February 2008 | February 2007 | February 2006 |
| March 2008 | March 2007 | March 2006 |
| April 2008 | April 2007 | April 2006 |
| May 2008 | May 2007 (no meeting) | May 2006 |
| June 2008 | June 2007 | June 2006 |
| July 2008 | July 2007 | July 2006 |
| August 2008 (no meeting) | August 2007 (no meeting) | August 2006 (no meeting) |
| September 2008 | September 2007 | September 2006 |
| October 2008 | October 2007 | October 2006 |
| November 2008 | November 2007 | November 2006 |
| December 2008 | December 2007 | December 2006 |
If you need a copy of minutes from an earlier date, please email the Clerk-Treasurer at townhall@beauxarts-wa.gov or phone 425.454.8580.