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Council votes: agenda approvals, budget ordinance first reading and resolutions to place special assessment charges on 2025 summer tax roll
Summary
Monroe City Council passed routine agenda and consent motions, placed the fiscal 2025–26 budget ordinance on first reading, and adopted resolutions allowing the assessor to spread demolition, mowing, rental inspection and blight charges on the 2025 summer tax roll. Council also approved a motion to enter closed session on property acquisition.
The Monroe City Council recorded unanimous action on a series of routine and procedural items during the April 7, 2025 meeting. Key outcomes:
• Regular agenda approved (roll call: Jermaine, Stringham, Felder, Hader, Stowgrave, Vining, Mayor Clark — all yes). Motion by Councilman Hayter, supported by Councilman Felder.
• Consent agenda approved, with staff recommendations and resolutions placed on file. Motion by Councilman Felder, supported by Councilman Steelgrave. Roll call unanimous.
• Budget ordinance (Ord. 25‑001) for fiscal year 07/01/2025–06/30/2026 was placed on the floor for first reading. Motion by Councilwoman Jermaine, supported by Councilman Hader. A second reading, public hearing and adoption were scheduled for April 21, 2025. Roll call: unanimous.
• Resolutions authorizing the city assessor to spread special assessment charges on the 2025 summer tax roll were adopted by roll call vote (unanimous). The resolutions and their motions were presented by the clerk/treasurer’s office and approved as follows: demolition expenses (item 5‑170), weed/grass cutting (item 5‑183), rental housing inspection fees (item 5‑182), and blight removal charges (item 5‑171). Each motion included staff recommendation that charges be placed on the 2025 summer tax roll.
• Motion to go into closed executive session for property acquisition passed by roll call. Motion by Councilman Felder, supported by Councilwoman Vining. Roll call unanimous.
The meeting record shows unanimous votes on the motions listed above; council used standard roll call procedure for each action and the clerk recorded votes for each named member.
