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The City Council of the City of Newcastle, Washington, will hold a special meeting Tuesday, May 12, 2020. The purpose of the meeting is to hold a study session to discuss a draft utility tax ordinance beginning at 6 p.m. Between 5 and 6 p.m., an executive session pursuant to RCW 40.30.110(1)(i) will be held to discuss one matter related to potential litigation and legal risk. Executive sessions are not open to the public.

No public comment will be taken at the study session and there will not be a final vote on the draft ordinance. For background, please read the May 5 City Council recap. You can view the May 12 meeting agenda packet here.

To comply with state and local public health provisions, the meeting will be held remotely by video conference. The public may attend by using the link below and may join the meeting by telephone without a computer or video-enabled device if wanted.

WATCH AND LISTEN

— Residents can watch and listen to the meeting online by using any web-enabled device to access this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82683769546. Zoom will walk you through the setup. If you log-in through the Zoom app, it will ask for your name and email address. If you join the meeting from your browser, you will only be asked to submit your name.

LISTEN

— You can also join the meeting by telephone. Call 1-253-215-8782 and input the Meeting ID 826 8376 9546 to listen. At that time, you will be prompted to enter a unique participant ID. This will not apply to the general public, so press # to skip.