Supporters said free transit would improve access to education; transit agencies and the Washington State Transit Association warned the state must address administrative costs and determine eligibility processes before the bill is implemented.

Meal deliveries and transit rides reach record numbers while addressing client service improvements.

The board approved multiple consent and substantive items: PTO hours for a sheriff's officer, authorization to sign vehicle duplicate titles, an EMA emergency declaration, a $6,000 transit match for Scottsburg service, a cemetery hire, support for a bridge‑naming request, covered‑bridge certification, adoption of an ordinance to create a code enforcement officer, approval of invoices and prior meeting minutes, and adjournment.

City staff proposed the first comprehensive parking-rate update since 2019, including inner/outer three‑hour metered zones, a Spring Street garage daytime rate of $2/hour (8 a.m.–10 p.m.; $28 max) and $5 overnight, and a monthly permit increase from $180 to $225; council set introduction for June 22 and a public hearing July 13.