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Sweet Home Council approves five resolutions; two levies set for May ballot
Summary
At its meeting, the Sweet Home City Council approved five resolutions including appropriating misallocated library funds, scheduling police and library levy renewals for the May 20, 2025 ballot, and appointing a budget officer and an interim city manager pro tem.
The Sweet Home City Council on an evening meeting approved five resolutions ranging from an appropriation to library funds to placing two levy renewals on the May 20, 2025 ballot.
Councilors unanimously approved Resolution No. 1 (2025) to reappropriate a previously misallocated library donation into the library fund. Staff reported a donation of $355,695.70 that had been recorded to the wrong line item during a 2022 restructuring; correcting that entry will leave the library fund with about $856,000 available for capital outlay, staff said.
The council voted to adopt Resolution No. 2 (2025), calling a May 20, 2025 election to renew the city’s five-year police services operating levy at the current tax rate. Staff said the renewal would maintain the existing rate, described in the presentation as $7.85 per $1,000 of assessed value, with no increase to property owners.
Resolution No. 3 (2025) was approved to place a five-year renewal of the library services levy on the May ballot at the same tax rate the levy currently carries, $1.17 per $1,000 of assessed value, covering the period July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2031.
To meet state budget-law requirements, the council passed Resolution No. 4 (2025) appointing the finance director as the city’s budget officer for the 2025–26 fiscal year; the staff presentation cited ORS 294.331 in explaining the legal obligation to appoint or designate a budget officer.
Finally, Resolution No. 5 (2025) appointed Cecily (Cecily/Cicely spelling varies in the record) Hope Prietty as city manager pro tem effective Feb. 8, 2025, to serve until a permanent city manager is appointed or another pro tem is designated, subject to the charter’s six‑month limit on pro tem service.
Votes and formal outcomes All five resolutions were approved on motions described in the record as "moved as recommended" with seconds recorded; roll-call answers recorded six yes votes and one absence (Councilor Richards). The record repeatedly shows the final tallies as 6 ayes and 1 absent and no nays for each resolution. The councilors who registered affirmative votes in the roll calls were Mayor Coleman; President Pro Tem Thorstad; Councilors Augsberger, Bronson, Hagee and Sanchez; Councilor Richards was absent by notice.
Why it matters Appropriating the library donation corrects accounting for capital funds and aligns records for audit purposes; the two levy renewals will decide whether existing revenue streams for police and library services continue at current rates. Appointing a budget officer and a city manager pro tem preserves compliance with state law and continuity of municipal operations.
What’s next Both levies will appear on the May 20, 2025 ballot if county election timelines and ballot-language deadlines are met. The council did not change tax rates in either levy proposal; both were presented as renewals rather than increases.
