Cheney council makes short work of year's final meeting

The Cheney City Council needed just one minute — if even that much — to do business at the final meeting of 2015 on Dec. 22.

With just four of seven members present, council members Doug Nixon, Ryan Gaard and Graeme Webster were absent, the council unanimously approved the only item of business on its agenda — the paying of vouchers totaling $317,819.51.

The meeting, which began at 4 p.m. and was actually the continuation of the Dec. 8 meeting, marked the end of council service for Webster, who decided to not run for re-election to a third term this year.

Webster has served on the council for...