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Council adopts three ordinances, approves donations and appointments in unanimous votes
Summary
At its Jan. 14 meeting the Junction City Council unanimously adopted ordinances renewing a Comcast franchise and granting a Hunter Communications fiber franchise, amended the barking-dog code, accepted donations and approved judge and leadership appointments.
The Junction City Council adopted multiple ordinances, accepted donations and approved appointments during its Jan. 14 meeting. Council members voted unanimously on the major items listed below.
Comcast franchise renewal (Ordinance No. 1): The council adopted an ordinance granting Comcast of Oregon 2, Inc. a nonexclusive franchise to construct, operate and maintain a cable system in city rights of way and repealing the prior ordinance (No. 12-17). The new agreement keeps the city’s 5% franchise-fee rate, and the mayor was authorized to execute the franchise agreement. The council read the ordinance by title and then adopted it; the reading and adoption votes were recorded as unanimous.
Hunter Communications franchise (Ordinance No. 2): The council adopted an ordinance granting Hunter Communications and Technologies LLC a nonexclusive, five-year franchise to build, operate and maintain fiber-based facilities in city rights of way. The franchise carries the same 5% fee rate. The council read the ordinance by title and voted to adopt; those votes were unanimous.
Barking-dog code amendment (Ordinance No. 3): The council amended Junction City Municipal Code sections 6.0.5.130 and 6.0.5.170 to allow a single person domiciled in the immediate vicinity of a barking dog to file a report asserting frequent and sustained barking (the code defines “frequent and sustained” as near-continuous disturbance for at least 15 minutes). The ordinance removes the prior requirement that two separately domiciled persons must report a disturbance. The council read the revised ordinance and later adopted it as modified; the adoption vote was unanimous.
Donations and memorial bench: The council approved installation of a memorial bench requested by Rachel Wall (the request had community-services committee recommendation) and accepted a $19,000 donation from Energizing Junction City, Inc. The donation is designated for pool repairs and maintenance; by city policy gifts over $5,000 require council acceptance. Both items were approved unanimously.
Judge pro tem appointments and leadership: Mayor Kenneth Wells presented nominations of Susan S. A. Jordan and Jesse London as municipal judges pro tem; the council approved the appointments unanimously. The council also appointed Councilor Karen Leach as council president for the term, and the mayor presented committee assignments for councilors (finance and judiciary; public safety; public works; community development and services) with chairs and alternates detailed at the meeting.
Votes were recorded on the record as unanimous for each of the above items. Where individual roll calls were read during the meeting, members answered in the affirmative and the clerk announced the motions passed unanimously.
