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McMinnville council approves radio purchase, adopts sewer ordinance and advances budget with nonprofit and compensation amendments
Summary
At its regular meeting the McMinnville City Council approved a $239,322 purchase of Motorola radios to expand first‑responder interoperability, passed a sewer‑use ordinance on second reading, and advanced the annual budget and tax rate on first reading with amendments reallocating nonprofit appropriations and modifying administrator compensation.
The McMinnville City Council voted to authorize purchases and advance key budget and ordinance items at its regular meeting.
The council approved Resolution 2025‑20 to purchase radios and related equipment from Motorola Solutions for $239,322 to bring more city first responders onto the TAC network. Deputy Chief staff told the council that roughly half of needed radios had been purchased through recent grants and that this purchase will help ensure police, fire, EMS and the 911 dispatch center are on shared channels when the regional system goes online later this year.
On ordinances, the council passed Ordinance 2025‑09, amending the municipal code’s sewer‑use rules, in its second and final reading. For the annual budget, Ordinance 2025‑10 (the fiscal 2025–26 budget and tax rate) advanced on its first reading after the council adopted two amendments: one reallocating certain nonprofit appropriations (a motion to move $28,000 tied to chamber tourism items into general nonprofit appropriations and redistribute funding to several local nonprofits) and a second amendment addressing compensation that preserves a 3% step increase for eligible employees while excluding a 2% cost‑of‑living adjustment (COLA) for the city administrator.
Council members discussed the city’s fiscal outlook at length. Staff presented revenue and expenditure slides showing the proposed tax rate of 1.3212 — the lowest city rate in the historical data staff had — and noted projected revenue growth driven in part by grants and construction. Staff said the city’s general fund ending balance is projected to come close to but just under the council’s 25% target (about 24.7%), and that personnel costs make up roughly 68% of the total budget. Council members debated options to trim $282,000 of operating deficit or to defer some compensation items; the adopted amendment reduced some compensation increases for the administrator while retaining step increases broadly to limit compression and turnover risks.
Votes were recorded by voice and roll call for specific items; the council directed staff to finalize ordinance language and the budget schedule for adoption in the next cycle.
