Votes at a glance: Oregon City Commission (June 4, 2025) — budget, parking, ordinances and other actions

Here are the formal actions the Oregon City Commission took on June 4, 2025. Where the transcript recorded a roll call, that tally is provided. If a mover or seconder was not named in the public record, that field is left blank.

1) Resolution 25‑14 — Election to receive state‑shared revenues - Kind: resolution - Motion: Declare city’s election to receive state-shared revenues for the upcoming biennium - Outcome: approved (roll call: Scott Wilson Aye; Rocky Smith Aye; Adam Morrow Aye; Mike Mitchell Aye; Denise McGriff Aye) - Notes: Staff said the city expects about $400,000 per year in state-shared revenues; resolution required to certify participation to the state.

2) Resolution 25‑15 — Adopt 2025–27 budget, appropriations and tax rate - Kind: resolution (budget adoption) - Motion: Adopt the biennial budget and set property tax rate for FY 2025–26 and 2026–27 - Outcome: approved (roll call: Scott Wilson Aye; Rocky Smith Aye; Adam Morrow Aye; Mike Mitchell Aye; Denise McGriff Aye) - Notes: Total budget approved approx. $319 million; general fund operating property tax rate set at $4.489 per $1,000 of assessed value (below the permanent rate of $5.05).

3) Consent agenda approval (consent agenda minus item F) - Kind: motion (consent) - Motion: Approve consent agenda with removal of Item F for separate discussion - Outcome: approved (roll call: Scott Wilson Aye; Rocky Smith Aye; Adam Morrow Aye; Mike Mitchell Aye; Denise McGriff Aye) - Notes: Item F (13th Street parking transition) was discussed separately and later approved as a discrete item.

4) Item 7F — 13th Street parking transition (Thirteenth Street permit changes) - Kind: motion (operational/administrative) - Motion: Move purple-zone on-street permit spaces into the municipal lot and reopen 22 on-street spaces on 13th Street - Outcome: approved (roll call: Scott Wilson Aye; Rocky Smith Aye; Adam Morrow Aye; Mike Mitchell Aye; Denise McGriff Aye) - Notes: Municipal lot will continue to hold most permit spaces; staff said nearly all existing permits for downtown employees were reissued; city will not change fees at this time.

5) Ordinance 25‑1005 — First reading: adopt Parks Master Plan as ancillary to comprehensive plan - Kind: ordinance_first_reading - Motion: First reading of ordinance attaching the Parks Master Plan to the Oregon City 2040 comprehensive plan - Outcome: first reading approved with amendment to Exhibit 1A (language for Buena Vista Club changed from “should” to “could”) - Vote: roll call: Scott Wilson Aye; Rocky Smith Aye; Adam Morrow Aye; Mike Mitchell Aye; Denise McGriff Aye - Notes: The plan contains level-of-service findings and a CIP; staff will return with prioritization and funding strategy.

6) Ordinance 25‑1006 — First reading: LEG‑25‑02 climate/equitable communities code amendments - Kind: ordinance_first_reading - Motion: First reading of legislative code changes toward meeting state Transportation Planning Rule requirements (parking reforms) - Outcome: first reading approved (roll call recorded; Mayor Denise McGriff voted No; motion passed) - Notes: Staff discussed timing and a request to DLCD about buffer reductions; DLCD later indicated they would not approve the requested buffer reduction and extended a compliance deadline; the code adoption does not foreclose later administrative or legal challenges to that DLCD determination.

7) Ordinance 25‑1007 — Second reading: Municipal Court as a court of record - Kind: ordinance_second_reading - Motion: Declare Oregon City Municipal Court a court of record - Outcome: adopted (roll call: Scott Wilson Aye; Rocky Smith Aye; Adam Morrow Aye; Mike Mitchell Aye; Denise McGriff Aye) - Notes: Second reading was approved unanimously.

How this roundup was compiled: actions and roll‑call tallies are taken from the meeting transcript. Where a vote tally or mover/second was not recorded in the transcript, that field is marked accordingly.