Council adopts three code changes on meeting times, nomination petitions and camping/parking rules

The Estacada City Council voted to adopt three ordinances at its regular meeting: changes to how the council’s regular meeting time is referenced in code, a cleanup to the mayor/council nomination petition rules, and amendments to the municipal code addressing camping and parking.

Council adopted Ordinance 2024-008 to remove a specific meeting start time from code and instead state that regular meetings occur at the time designated in the council rules. The change is intended to avoid a future need for ordinance amendments if the council alters meeting start times.

Council then adopted Ordinance 2024-009 to amend Chapter 1.2 (mayor/council nominations). Staff said the ordinance removes an outdated limit that electors may not sign more than three nominating petitions and fixes a typographical error in the signature‑turn‑in process. City attorney review was referenced in staff comments.

Finally, on second reading council adopted Ordinance 2024-007, which amends Title 8 (health and safety) and Title 10 (vehicles and traffic) of the Estacada Municipal Code related to camping and parking. Staff noted a correction removing a duplicated reference to utility trailers so the restriction will be clear in one place in the code.

Each measure passed on council motion at the meeting; council handled the three items during regular council business. No roll‑call tallies with named votes were recorded in the meeting transcript; each ordinance passed by voice vote.

Why this matters: the measures are largely administrative and code‑cleanup items intended to reduce future ordinance changes (meeting time), clarify nomination paperwork rules and correct duplication in parking/camping restrictions.