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Council adopts revisions to drought contingency plan tied to Corpus Christi contract
Summary
The City Council adopted Ordinance No. 2311 revising Portland’s drought contingency plan to align with changes made by the City of Corpus Christi, which the city follows under contract.
The Portland City Council on May 20 adopted the second and final reading of Ordinance No. 2311, revising the city's drought contingency plan to reflect changes recently made by the City of Corpus Christi.
City staff and Dr. Banks told the council the revisions are required because Portland is contractually obligated to follow components of Corpus Christi’s plan; staff said there were no changes to the ordinance text since the first reading on May 6, 2025.
Councilman Wilson moved to adopt the ordinance and Councilman Sutton seconded the motion. The council approved the second and final reading; the meeting transcript records the motion as passed but does not include a roll-call tally in the public record.
Miss Hall read the ordinance caption into the record after the vote. The adopted ordinance updates the city’s drought contingency language, includes standard severability and penalty clauses and specifically negates any conflicting prior language as outlined during the reading.
