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Votes at a glance: Bradford council approves budget, tax-rate measure, grants and multiple city contracts
Summary
At its Nov. 25 meeting, Bradford City Council approved a slate of ordinances and resolutions including an ambulance-rate ordinance, 2026 appropriations and tax-rate measures, personnel salary updates, multiple grants and contracts — many approved by unanimous council votes.
Bradford City Council on Nov. 25 moved quickly through a series of ordinances, contracts and grants that the council said are routine parts of year-end budgeting and project work.
The council introduced and approved an ordinance amending ambulance service rates (PO 5564 / general file 3127.13). During the roll call recorded immediately after the motion, Councilor Cooper, Gorath, Lopez, Jones and Mayor Ramirez each answered “Yes.” The council did not record a named mover or seconder in the public transcript.
Councilors also moved and approved a general-fund appropriation ordinance for 2026 (CO5565, general fund number 3302) and an ordinance fixing the city tax rate for city purposes for 2026 (PO 5566, general file 3303). Mayor Ramirez told the meeting there is no tax-rate increase at this time; millage will be finalized at the final reading and could change before then.
Other fiscal and administrative items approved…
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