Votes at a glance: Nov. 18, 2025 City of Orange council actions
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Summary
Council approved the consent agenda; passed two camping ordinances (public and private), authorized revised Entergy Power Through financing, awarded a City Hall roof contract to Paragon Multifamily Roofing, allocated appraisal‑district votes and approved motel‑tax funding for the Greater Orange Area Chamber of Commerce; the council also acknowledged EDC financial and investment reports.
At its Nov. 18, 2025 meeting, the City Council of Orange, Texas took the following formal actions (motions and votes):
1) Consent agenda (items 6a–6r): Motion passed (voice vote) to approve the consent package, including planning and zoning meeting minutes.
2) Ordinance 8a — Camping on public property (amendment to Chapter 7, Article 7.13): Adopted (motion & unanimous vote). The amendment clarifies the definition of camping and prohibits camping on public property unless the camper has permission from the governmental agency that owns the property.
3) Ordinance 8b — Camping on private property (new Article 7.17): Adopted (motion & unanimous vote). The ordinance prohibits camping on private property for more than 72 hours and includes an exception for RV parks (subject to local location restrictions along Highway 62).
4) Resolution 9a — Entergy 'Power Through' contract amendment/financing: Adopted (motion & unanimous vote). Council approved staff's recommendation to absorb approximately $365,000 in additional project costs by accepting a revised repayment structure (staff recommended a 10‑year term with an increased monthly payment of about $17,510). Staff said the change keeps the city's share at roughly 40% of the generator cost due to Entergy's cost share.
5) Resolution 9b — City Hall roof replacement contract award: Adopted (motion & unanimous vote). Council awarded a contract to Paragon Multifamily Roofing through the TIPS USA interlocal purchasing cooperative for $550,424.49 to replace City Hall's original roof with a white poly membrane.
6) Resolution 9c — Orange County Appraisal District board votes: Adopted (motion & unanimous vote). Council allocated its 347 votes among candidates on the official ballot (motion recorded as splitting votes 115 each among three candidates as shown on the attached ballot in the agenda materials).
7) Resolution 9d — Motel‑tax allocation: Adopted (motion & unanimous vote). Council authorized the city manager to execute an $8,000 allocation of motel‑tax funds to the Greater Orange Area Chamber of Commerce for FY2026, bringing total outside HOT awards to $266,000.
8) Items 10a/10b — Acknowledge Orange Economic Development Corporation financial and investment reports (quarter ending 09/30/2025): Motions passed to acknowledge receipt.
All motions recorded during the meeting passed by the ayes listed in the record for each vote. Where the agenda listed a first reading previously, staff noted prior actions (for example, Ordinance 8a had a first reading on Oct. 28, 2025).
