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Council delegates NDA signing authority to mayor, with attorney review requirement

5377901 · July 11, 2025

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Summary

The council approved Resolution 2025-21 delegating authority to sign nondisclosure or confidentiality agreements to the mayor or mayor pro tem, with a requirement that the city attorney review NDAs before signing and a reminder that NDAs cannot override statutory disclosure obligations.

The Wenatchee City Council on July 10 approved Resolution 2025-21 authorizing the mayor, or the mayor pro tem in the mayor’s absence, to sign confidentiality and nondisclosure agreements on behalf of the city. City Attorney Danielle Marchant explained the resolution delegates a limited form of contracting authority for NDAs while retaining the city attorney’s review of those agreements. Marchant emphasized that NDAs “cannot override any statutory obligation to disclose the agreement,” and that the attorney’s review is required before the mayor signs. A councilmember asked whether NDAs would have indefinite terms; Marchant replied that “the NDAs, the time frame will be as stated in the NDA,” noting that each NDA could carry a different duration. Councilmember Rojan Steen moved to adopt the resolution; Councilmember Hornby seconded and the council approved the delegation.