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Oregon City adopts downtown civil-exclusion ordinance, moves forward property vacation and approves municipal judge merit pay
Summary
At its Dec. 3 meeting, the commission unanimously approved first reading of a property vacation ordinance (25‑1014), adopted ordinance 25‑1016 creating a downtown civil exclusion zone, and approved a one‑time 5% merit payment for the municipal court judge.
The Oregon City Commission voted on several formal items during the Dec. 3 meeting, approving a property vacation first reading, adopting a municipal code amendment for a downtown civil exclusion zone, and authorizing a one‑time merit payment for the municipal court judge.
Property vacation (ordinance 25‑1014): The commission conducted a public hearing on a proposal to vacate 142 square feet of unimproved right‑of‑way at the McLaughlin Promenade. Public Works Director Dana Webb said this was step two of a three‑step vacation process. The record included an address correction: the affected private property is at 515 High Street (the promenade address referenced as 303rd Street was an internal reference error). The commission moved and unanimously approved first reading of ordinance 25‑1014.
Downtown civil exclusion zone (ordinance 25‑1016): Commissioners considered second reading of ordinance 25‑1016, which amends the Oregon City municipal code by creating section 9.36 to establish a civil exclusion zone in the downtown core with associated procedures and penalties. Staff confirmed the amended verbiage appears in Exhibit A; the ordinance passed on a unanimous roll call.
Municipal court judge merit payment: The commission considered a staff request for a one‑time 5% merit payment for the municipal court judge, described as a bonus calculated on annual salary (not a base‑salary increase). Commissioners praised the judge’s work on turning the court into a court of record and work on a $2,000,000 caring‑court grant. The motion to approve the one‑time 5% payment passed unanimously.
Consent agenda and procedural items: The commission approved the consent agenda (with an initial motion excluding item 7a and later approving item 7a) by roll call. Several appointments and reappointment decisions were discussed; commissioners agreed to reappoint some incumbents without interview and to interview four planning‑commission applicants at a later session.
Votes at a glance: ordinance 25‑1014 (first reading) — approved (unanimous); ordinance 25‑1016 — adopted (unanimous); municipal judge 1‑time 5% merit payment — approved (unanimous); consent agenda and item 7a — approved (unanimous).
