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Pacific council forwards public-defense grant, budget amendment and B&O update to Nov. 24 meeting
Summary
At a Nov. 10 workshop the City of Pacific Council unanimously agreed to forward three agenda items — an Office of Public Defense grant resolution, the first 2025–26 budget amendment, and a Business & Occupation model ordinance update — to the Nov. 24 meeting for further consideration.
The City of Pacific Council on Nov. 10 agreed by consensus to send three items to the Nov. 24 city council meeting for further consideration. The items were: Resolution 2025-1011 authorizing an Office of Public Defense grant (AB25-150); Ordinance 2025-2114, a first reading of the 2025–2026 budget amendment (AB25-139); and Ordinance 2025-2118, an update to the city’s Business & Occupation model ordinance (AB25-149).
Council President Kerry Garberding presided over the workshop and recorded the consensus to forward the items; the minutes do not record a formal roll-call vote or individual aye/nay tallies. City staff will carry the items forward for the Nov. 24 meeting, at which each item will appear for a first reading or further action, as listed on the agenda.
Why it matters: the budget amendment would adjust the city’s 2025–26 spending plan and could authorize new or reallocated expenditures if adopted. The Office of Public Defense grant resolution would affect the city’s indigent defense funding; the Business & Occupation ordinance update could change local business licensing or tax provisions depending on the posted ordinance language.
Next steps: city staff and council will consider the items at the Nov. 24 meeting; the minutes indicate they were forwarded without additional conditions.
