Depoe Bay emergency preparedness committee approves ordinance tweak to one council liaison and monthly meetings

The Depoe Bay Emergency Preparedness Committee voted to change its ordinance to permit a single city council liaison and to adopt a monthly meeting cadence, Speaker 1 said after a motion and second and a show of hands.

Committee members said the change is intended to reflect current participation and to reduce meeting frequency while preserving the ability to convene additional sessions when urgent matters arise. Speaker 2 explained that the liaison role is meant to “facilitate communications between the city council and the committee,” while the committee retains responsibility for bringing any formal requests to council.

Speakers debated whether a council liaison should retain voting rights in the committee and noted differing municipal models; the committee opted to update the ordinance language to specify council representation as one council member and to clarify recusal/voting rules for council members who serve on the committee.

The committee recorded the motion and second and, after a show of hands, Speaker 1 said, “That’s all agreed then,” indicating approval to proceed with drafting the amended ordinance. Members asked that the revised language be prepared so it can be forwarded to city council for formal action.

Next steps: committee members agreed to draft the ordinance edits and to bring the text to the city council for consideration. The committee also set a default meeting schedule—second Monday of each month—with the option to call special meetings as needed.