Joan Davenport, AICP, Community Development Director

Joseph Calhoun, Planning Manager (509) 575-6042

The City of Yakima has used the Hearing Examiner system since 1987 for the purpose of conducting public hearings on certain land use and development applications. Gary Cuillier and Patrick Spurgin have agreed to continue to provide the necessary professional expertise to the City's Planning Division to conduct public hearings and assist the City with required technical review on land use matters. They will also provide the City Council with formal recommendations, interpretations and decisions pertaining to specific land use issues. The Professional Service Agreements provide for an hourly rate of $165 to the Examiner and the Examiner Pro-Tem. This rate is an increase from the current contract and which had been in effect since 2019. The attached contracts are four year renewals with expiration dates of December 31, 2027.