Council advances second reading of ordinance to create Depoe Bay Energy Advisory Committee; staff note minor edits remain

The Depoe Bay City Council took up the second reading of Ordinance 257-25 on Tuesday, an ordinance that would create a Depoe Bay Energy Advisory Committee to advise the city on energy matters.

Councilors discussed edits made since the first reading. Staff said the packet reflected removal of a city councilor as a committee member but that one sentence about council appointment language remained in the distributed copy and needed removal. Councilors also discussed adjusting member term lengths from two to three years and other minor wording changes.

Why it matters: The Energy Advisory Committee would provide a standing forum for community and technical input on local energy policy and grant applications; councilors said clear membership language and terms are needed before final adoption.

What happened at the meeting - The ordinance was read for a second time; councilors confirmed that changes requested by the council had been made in the draft but noted one lingering sentence in the packet that needed removal. - Councilor Watson asked that written public comments be read into the record; staff confirmed the corrected ordinance language would be circulated and that updated copies would be available to council before further action.

Decisions and next steps - The council moved the ordinance to a second reading and discussed posting corrected language and the public comment email for the record. No final adoption vote was recorded in the transcript.

Ending: Councilors asked staff to circulate the corrected ordinance text and public-comment materials before the next reading so the council can confirm edits and proceed to a final vote.