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Council approves moderate‑income housing update, names employment appeal authority and sets tax hearing date
Summary
At the May 22 meeting the council approved three resolutions: the annual moderate‑income housing update (unanimous), an appointment of an independent employment appeal authority (unanimous) and a resolution setting a tentative tax‑hearing date (passed 3–1). The appeal authority will be paid on an as‑used basis at $400 per hour plus travel.
Perry — The Perry City Council voted on several administrative resolutions May 22, approving the city’s annual moderate‑income housing update, naming outside counsel as the city’s employment‑appeal authority and setting a tentative date for a property‑tax public hearing.
Moderate‑income housing update (Resolution 2025‑08): The council unanimously adopted the city’s annual update to its moderate‑income housing report, which selects state‑required strategies and records recent infrastructure and regulatory actions. The motion passed on a roll‑call vote of the council (Young, Osler, Wright and Tueller voting yes). The staff presentation noted the state may request additional timeline specificity after its review.
Employment appeal authority appointment (Resolution — appeal authority): The council also approved a resolution naming David C. Richards of Christensen Jenson (Christensen & Jensen) as the city’s employment‑appeal authority to hear personnel discipline and separation appeals. Staff told council the appointment is intended to provide an independent, legally experienced hearing officer on a per‑use basis; the firm’s proposed charge to the city is $400 per hour plus travel. Council voted unanimously on the appointment.
Tax‑hearing date set (Resolution 2025‑10): The council set a tentative public hearing for property taxes — required by state statute when a jurisdiction leaves open the possibility of a tax change — for Aug. 14 at 7:15 p.m. Staff emphasized the item does not implement a tax increase; the hearing can be canceled if the council elects to adopt the certified tax rate without a hearing. That resolution passed 3–1 on roll call, with Council member Tueller voting no.
Why it matters: The moderate‑income housing update is an annual regulatory filing tied to the city’s general plan and state requirements. The appeal‑authority appointment establishes an independent hearing officer to help the city comply with state employment‑appeal requirements and to reduce legal risk when discipline or separations are contested. The tax‑hearing resolution preserves the council’s options while complying with statutory notice requirements.
Quotations and context: Staff described the appeal appointment as a low‑frequency, high‑value safeguard: the city will call the appeal authority as needed for hearings after internal due‑process steps are complete; “it would be $400 per hour and then travel,” staff said when summarizing the fee arrangement.
Ending: The council adopted the three administrative resolutions by roll call; staff will forward the moderate‑income housing report to the state for review, publish the appeal‑authority appointment and maintain the Aug. 14 tax‑hearing date unless the council cancels it after certified tax rates are received.
