Council approves multiple annexations, appointments and routine measures in unanimous vote

Caldwell City Council voted unanimously on a slate of measures on May 19, 2025, including two major annexations, corresponding ordinances, a fire chief appointment and the finance committee’s report.

The council approved annexation AN25-01 (approximately 18.62 acres for Beverly White), annexation AN24-05 (approximately 88–89 acres for Base Layer Caldwell LLC), and several housekeeping ordinances associated with those annexations. The council also confirmed the mayor’s recommendation for Brian Daniels as Caldwell’s next fire chief and accepted the finance committee’s accounts-payable and payroll report.

Why it matters: The annexations expand Caldwell’s municipal boundaries and establish initial zoning that will guide future development and infrastructure planning in areas the council identified as having available utilities or urban renewal interest. The fire chief appointment fills a planned retirement vacancy in the Caldwell Fire Department and will determine departmental leadership during upcoming growth projects. The finance report acceptance clears a packet of payments and payroll for processing.

Key outcomes and formal actions - Consent calendar: approved unanimously (motion to approve consent calendar; mover: Councilor Doty; second: Councilor Stoddick). Outcome: approved. - Appointment of Fire Chief: Council approved the mayor’s recommendation to appoint Brian Daniels as Caldwell Fire Chief (mover: Councilor Williams; second: Councilor Stoddick). Outcome: approved unanimously. - AN25-01 (Beverly White annexation, ~18.62 acres): approved with staff conditions; related ordinance motion passed by title. Outcome: approved unanimously. Staff had noted the annexation was submitted to comply with a municipal services agreement after a property well failure required connection to city water. - AN24-05 (Base Layer Caldwell LLC annexation, ~88–89 acres): approved with an added council condition requiring that several previously proposed special use permit (SUP) uses (including multifamily and assisted-living uses removed by the Planning & Zoning Commission) be subject to council-level SUP review if proposed in the future; related ordinance passage also approved. Outcome: approved unanimously. - Continuance: Public hearing item #6 (High Pine Ridge preliminary plat/annexation) was continued to the June 2, 2025 council meeting (motion to continue; mover: Councilor Dody; second: Councilor Williams). Outcome: continued. - Annexation into Caldwell Municipal Irrigation District and other housekeeping/irrigation items (bill/ordinance sponsors noted at the meeting): passed unanimously. - Virginia Park fourplexes (annexation into irrigation district; bill/ordinance): passed unanimously. - Finance report: council accepted accounts payable ($3,037,462.36) and payroll ($763,818.82) as presented (mover: Councilor Stoddick; second: Councilor Allgood). Outcome: accepted.

The measures passed by unanimous vote; council discussion focused most heavily on conditions attached to AN24-05 and on future review processes for uses the Planning & Zoning Commission had recommended removing from the development agreement. The council explicitly required that any future proposals for the removed SUP uses return to council for review.