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Council delays water-rate decision, approves salary policy and funds public-safety hires; incubator grant deferred to workshop
Summary
At a single meeting the Grants Pass City Council postponed adoption of new water rates, adopted a salary-adjustment procedure, agreed to fund 12 public‑safety hires, and sent an $80,050 incubator grant request back to workshop for more details.
Grants Pass City Council handled several adopted resolutions and procedural votes in a single session on Sept. 3.
- Water rates: The council accepted staff's request for more time and postponed action on proposed water-rate adjustments to Oct. 15 so staff could refine projections, include longer-term scenarios and present commercial-billing impacts. Councilor Joel made the motion to delay; the council approved the postponement unanimously.
- Employee salary adjustments: The council adopted a new resolution requiring that future adjustments to employee salaries be placed on a business meeting agenda under council action unless council directs otherwise. The motion to adopt that procedure passed unanimously.
- Public-safety staffing: Council approved funding for 12 additional…
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