1 day ago · Feb. 5, 2025 Updated Wed., Feb. 5, 2025 at 2:59 p.m. Spokane Valley City Councilman Al Merkel speaks at a news conference in May. Merkel's fellow members of the Spokane Valley City Council voted ...

1 day ago · Feb. 5—The Spokane City Council voted to sue one of its own members this week in the continuing drama over the actions of City Councilman Al Merkel. The extraordinary measure is aimed at forcing ...

(The Center Square) – After months of contention, debate and investigations, the Spokane Valley City Council agreed to sue Councilmember Al Merkel on Tuesday to force him to comply with state law.

1 day ago · Spokane Valley City Council says that legal experts, including the city attorney and a third-party investigator, have determined that much of Merkel’s social media content is public record.

2 days ago · According to the City of Spokane Valley, it has received 60-plus public records requests associated with Merkel but was not able to fully respond to them related to social media because Merkel did ...

ALBERT MERKEL Spokane Valley City Council POSITION 3 Passion - Expertise - Leadership

Jan 2, 2025 · Spokane Valley Councilman Al Merkel will no longer be representing the city on regional boards and committees following a failed appeal of an investigation that found he likely violated...

Dec 19, 2024 · The final ruling of the public hearing confirms findings of the initial investigation regarding Councilmember Merkel’s use of social media and rejects all of Councilmember Merkel’s proposed defenses as meritless.

Dec 27, 2024 · SPOKANE VALLEY – An investigation into City Councilman Al Merkel's conduct has led the City Council to unanimously censure him at a special meeting on Dec. 19. The investigation, confirmed by a third-party hearing examiner, found he violated the city's Social Media Policy and likely the Washington State Public Records Act.

Al Merkel is serving his first term on City Council, elected to position 3 in November 2023. Merkel is a small business owner and a proud alumnus of Whitworth University and University High School. He holds a Bachelor of Science in mathematics, a Bachelor of Arts in political science, and a Bachelor of Arts in economics.