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Lewiston council adopts vendor and telecommunications code updates, advances health-and-sanitation amendment
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Summary
The council adopted Ordinance 49-58 (vendor regulations) and Ordinance 49-61 (terminology and definition changes for telecommunications facilities) after waiving separate readings; it also approved the first reading of Ordinance 49-48 (health and sanitation). Vouchers payable were moved from the consent agenda for clarification and later approved. Council added a budget discussion to an April 20 special meeting.
The Lewiston City Council approved two city-code updates on vendor regulation and telecommunications terminology and advanced a health-and-sanitation amendment during its meeting.
Councilor Forsman moved to dispense with the requirement that ordinances be read on three separate days and to combine the second and third readings for Ordinance 49-58, which amends multiple Lewiston City Code sections related to definitions and regulation of temporary and mobile vendors. After a second, the council waived the third reading in full and approved Ordinance 49-58 by title. The clerk recorded 'Aye' votes and the motion carried.
Using the same procedure, the council dispensed with separate readings and waived the third reading in full for Ordinance 49-61, which revises terminology from "wireless communication facilities" to "telecommunications facilities," adds definitions and makes related amendments to Chapter 37, Article 17; the ordinance was approved by title.
Councilor Wright moved and the council approved the first reading of Ordinance 49-48 to amend Lewiston City Code Chapter 19 related to health and sanitation. Resource Officer Dave Gobi and Community Development Director Gills were identified as responsible staff for that item.
An item removed from the consent agenda — vouchers payable — prompted questions from Councilor Forsman about multiple charges on page 9 (Tyler Connect conference charges). Amy Gordon, city treasurer, explained that Tyler Connect is the annual Tyler Technologies user conference (the city's primary software vendor) and that two employees attended this year; she noted some duplicate charges on the city's card and offered that staff would reconcile them.
Mayor Dan Johnson noted during the ordinance proceedings, "And for those who have been in the audience, we needed 4 votes. We got the 4 votes, so we're gonna move on." The meeting record shows motions carried on the ordinances and the vouchers were later approved following roll call.
Councilor Forsman also successfully moved to add a budget discussion regarding potential cuts to the April 20 special work session agenda. The meeting adjourned after council comments and announcements.
