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Votes at a glance: Orangeville adopts transient room tax, street-light project and several policies
Summary
At its Aug. 14 meeting the Orangeville City Council approved a 1% transient room tax, a $73,078 street-lamp project funded by restricted BC Road funds, two administrative resolutions on credit cards and IT, multiple business licenses, and a series of ordinance actions; one ordinance (ADUs) was tabled for further review.
Orangeville City Council on Aug. 14 approved a set of routine and policy actions, including a 1% transient room tax, funding for new street lamps, and two administrative resolutions governing credit-card use and information-technology security.
Councilmembers first voted to pay the city’s bills and warrants and to approve the July 10, 2025 regular session minutes. The council then approved business licenses for Grandma’s House LLC and Bramble & Bridal (the Bramble approval was conditional on a fire inspection). The council also approved an applicant’s request for culinary water connections to pursue a special service district connection.
On ordinance and policy matters, the council adopted Ordinance 2025-4 to collect a 1% transient room tax on short-term rentals (staff said this allows the city to receive funds now routed to the county), and adopted Ordinance 2025-6 to require council approval for certain home/premise occupation business licenses. Council adopted Resolution 2025-10 establishing a city credit-card policy (requiring annual user agreements) and Resolution 2025-11 adopting an information-technology policy for city systems and users.
Council approved a project to install post lamps on the north end of town and along Cemetery Road at a cost of $73,078, using restricted BC Road funds that staff said must be used for roads and road safety. Staff noted UDOT was contacted about adopting sections of the road and that ongoing LED replacements had improved efficiency.
One ordinance was tabled: proposed Ordinance 2025-5 on accessory dwelling-unit regulations was sent back to planning and zoning for further review. Several other agenda items and staff reports were heard, including grant possibilities, pickleball-court support, and vandalism follow-up. The council adjourned after routine final comments.
Votes and formal outcomes recorded on the record include: bills and warrants (approved); minutes (approved); business licenses (approved); culinary water connection request (approved); proclamation declaring September 2025 Suicide Prevention Month (approved); street lamps project (approved, $73,078); Ordinance 2025-4 (adopted, 1% transient room tax); Ordinance 2025-5 (tabled); Ordinance 2025-6 (adopted); Ordinance 2025-7 (dogs/code change — adopted, recorded as 3 yeses and 2 noes); Resolution 2025-10 (adopted); Resolution 2025-11 (adopted).
The council will next consider the planning and zoning revisions for ADUs and follow staff on grant-development ideas.
