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Freeport council adopts ordinances, resolutions and contracts; plumbing permit fee raises sparks tie vote
Summary
The council approved a package of ordinances, resolutions and bid awards including parking of liquor code changes, a zoning variance, public‑safety software and radios, an intergovernmental telecommunicator agreement and two bid awards; a contentious plumbing‑permit fee ordinance passed after a mayoral tie‑break vote.
The Freeport City Council approved multiple ordinances, resolutions and bid awards and confirmed several appointments during its meeting. Several items were routine; notable votes included a 5–4 passage of an increase to plumbing permit fees after the mayor broke a tie, and debate over whether the city’s janitorial contract should include biohazard cleanup.
Among actions the council approved:
• Second reading and adoption of Ordinance 2025‑004, amending building and housing code permit fees to raise plumbing permit fees for city water/sewer connections to $150 and private‑side work to $100. The measure passed in a 5–4 recorded vote after Mayor Miller cast the tie‑breaking aye.
• Second reading and adoption of Ordinance 2025‑007, approving a variance at 207 West Empire Street to allow a front yard setback of less than 25 feet for an accessibility ramp. The ordinance passed unanimously, 8–0.
• Second reading and adoption of Ordinance 2025‑008, amendments to Chapters 608 and 806 of the liquor code (cleanup changes such as removing a…
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