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City Council · October 28, 2025 · 7:00 PM

City Council Meeting

Council adopted 2025-110 (new Chapter 230: Buildings, Permitting of) including revised permitting fees, approved 2025-111 (City Clerk fee schedule) and 2025-113 (updates to parking/permit parking schedule and penalties), and approved several budget/ grant actions including 2025-104 to balance the FY26 budget and acceptance of Byrne (2025-108) and Municipal Road Safety (2025-109) grants.

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Key decisions
Approved 2025-104: an Order to appropriate from the General Stabilization Fund and the Ambulance Receipts Reserved Fund to balance the fiscal year 2026 budget.
Approved 6-0
Approved 2025-105: transfer $10,000 from Assessors Department Salaries & Wages and $35,000 from Salary Reserve account to Assessors Department Other Expenses.
Approved 6-0
Approved 2025-107: transfer $5,900.00 from the FY26 Budget Reserve account to Building Inspections Consulting.
Approved 6-0
Approved 2025-108: authorize the Mayor to accept and expend a $20,000 Edward J. Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant.
Approved 6-0
Approved 2025-109: authorize the Mayor to accept and expend a $34,967 FY26 Municipal Road Safety (MRS) Grant.
Approved 6-0
Accepted redline changes to 2025-110 (Chapter 230: Buildings, Permitting of) as presented by the Ordinance & Administration Committee.
Accepted 5-1
Amended plumbing and gas permitting fees in 2025-110 to reflect residential and commercial permitting fees of +$14 per $1,000 on each line of the redline version.
Approved 6-0
Approved 2025-110 as revised and amended: Ordinance creating Chapter 230 (Buildings, Permitting of) and adopting a schedule of fees.
Approved 6-0
Accepted redline changes to 2025-111 (City Clerk Fee Schedule) as recommended by the Ordinance & Administration Committee.
Accepted 6-0
Approved 2025-111 as amended: Ordinance amending City Clerk fee schedule.
Approved 6-0
Released the Budget and Finance Committee from its obligation on 2025-112 (Solid Waste Ordinance amendments).
Approved 6-0
Approved 2025-113: Ordinance amending Traffic and Parking Regulations SCHEDULE I PARKING (to SCHEDULE 1 PARKING (PERMIT/RESTRICTED PARKING)) and updating penalties/fees for permit parking violations.
Approved 6-0

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