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Meridian council approves package of ordinances, pay changes and appointments; emergency culvert repair authorized
Summary
At its March 18 meeting, the Meridian City Council approved a series of routine and substantive items including rezoning requests, pay-band adjustments, a mayoral appointment, adoption of updated building codes, FY2025 budget amendments and an emergency declaration to repair a collapsed culvert. Most items passed by voice vote.
Meridian City Council approved a slate of routine orders, ordinances and personnel actions during its March 18, 2025 meeting and authorized an emergency repair after a culvert collapse on Old Country Club Road East.
The council voted on a broad consent and routine agenda that included the mayor’s appointment of Haley Van Drewen to the Meridian Electrical Board; a $18,024 renewal for city-hall HVAC maintenance with Terry Service Inc.; creation of a communications director billet with an associated salary adjustment; multiple pay-band adjustments and new hires for utility plant operators; two rezoning ordinances for commercial development; and adoption of updated municipal building codes. The council also approved FY2025 budget amendments bundled as items A through O and approved an emergency declaration to repair a collapsed culvert on Old Country Club Road East.
Why it matters: the votes clear personnel and administrative actions that affect city operations, set development rules for specific properties and update technical standards that affect permitting and insurance ratings. The emergency declaration…
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