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Johnston council adopts building and fire code updates, approves $1.307 million in claims

Johnston City Council · January 8, 2026
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Summary

The council adopted Ordinance Nos. 1152 and 1153 amending the Johnston building code (chapter 155) and fire code (chapter 159), approved the consent agenda and authorized claims totaling $1,307,257.72.

During the meeting the Johnston City Council approved several procedural and fiscal items by roll-call votes.

The council approved the consent agenda by motion, which included filed and received reports such as library board minutes for Oct. 16, Nov. 5 and Nov. 20.

On non-consent business, the council considered and adopted Ordinance Nos. 1152 and 1153 (third consideration) to amend chapter 155 of the Johnston building code and chapter 159 of the Johnston fire code. Officials said there were no changes since the prior two readings and no additional public comment.

The council also approved claims in the amount of $1,307,257.72 by motion and roll-call vote.

All motions described were adopted as recorded in the meeting roll-call votes. No detailed ordinance text changes or line-item claim breakdowns were read into the record at the meeting.