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Keizer council approves municipal code recodification, park fee indexing and multiple administrative resolutions
Summary
The Keizer City Council on Dec. 16 voted unanimously on a package of ordinance and resolution measures, including adoption of a newly codified City of Keizer municipal code and several administrative actions affecting park fees, intergovernmental radio facilities and municipal court evaluation procedures.
The Keizer City Council on Dec. 16 voted unanimously on a package of ordinances and resolutions including adoption of a new city code, adjustments to park reservation fee indexing, authorization of an intergovernmental agreement with Salem covering radio equipment and transfer of a generator, and several procedural resolutions.
The council adopted the new City of Keizer code—reformatting and consolidating decades of ordinances into a chaptered municipal code—and repealed older resolutions cited in the package. City staff described the recodification as a reorganization and modernization of existing law, not a substantive policy change. The council also approved a resolution to correct an indexing date for Keizer park reservation fees so the fee schedule will index beginning July 1, 2024, as intended by prior policy.
Other approvals included a resolution authorizing the city manager to sign a facility-space intergovernmental agreement (IGA) with the city of Salem and authorizing disposition of surplus property (a generator) to Salem; adoption of a municipal judge evaluation process and related repeals; and a resolution approving the city engineer's report and declaring the city's intent to form the Clear Lake Commons street lighting local improvement district and setting a hearing. All motions passed unanimously.
Votes at a glance - Ordinance adopting new City of Keizer municipal code: motion carried unanimously (7-0). - Resolution amending park reservation fee indexing (restore 07/01/2024 indexing): passed unanimously (7-0). - Resolution authorizing disposition of surplus property and authorizing city manager to sign IGA with City of Salem (generator/space for Salem radio equipment): passed unanimously (7-0). - Resolution adopting municipal judge evaluation process (repeal of earlier judge-evaluation resolutions): passed unanimously (7-0). - Resolution approving city engineer's report and declaring intent to form Clear Lake Commons street-lighting LID; hearing set: passed unanimously (7-0).
What the council recorded: minutes and the full compiled code will be published online; staff said a modest annual hosting cost covers the searchable code and that supplements and updates will follow as ordinances change.
The meeting packet and the city recorder's office contain the ordinance texts and staff reports. The city will publish the new code online and notify the public about the timing for when staff will start using the new chaptered references in forms and workflows.
Ending: The council recessed for a brief break after the adoption and returned to complete remaining business later in the evening.
