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Stilwell council adopts emergency action plan, tables utility rate increase to special meeting
Summary
The Stilwell City Council adopted an Emergency Action Plan and approved several ordinance changes Aug. 4, 2025, while tabling a proposed utility-rate ordinance for a special meeting Aug. 7. Council passed an amendment to temporary vendor rules with one abstention.
The Stilwell City Council on Aug. 4, 2025, adopted Ordinance 443, establishing the city's Emergency Action Plan (EAP), and approved an emergency clause making the EAP effective immediately.
The EAP vote came as the council considered several other ordinances. Councilmember Lane Kindle moved to table Ordinance 309 H, a proposed ordinance that would fix rates for water, sewer and electric effective Sept. 1, 2025 (with an additional increase scheduled for March 1, 2026), until a special meeting on Thursday, Aug. 7, at 5:30 p.m. The motion to table passed on a unanimous vote.
Council also adopted Ordinance 385-2025-A, amending the city's temporary-vendor rules to conform with state law and set to take effect Nov. 1, 2025. The motion to adopt passed 4–0 with Councilmember Jim Spray recorded as an abstention.
Votes at a glance
- Ordinance 443 (Emergency Action Plan): Adopted; emergency clause approved; unanimous. - Ordinance 309 H (utility rates): Tabled to Aug. 7 special meeting; unanimous vote to table. - Ordinance 385-2025-A (temporary vendor amendments): Adopted, 4–0 with 1 abstention (Spray).
Why it matters: The EAP provides an emergency framework for city operations and responses to disasters or public-safety incidents. The tabled utility-rate ordinance would change water, sewer and electric rates and has been set for further review at a special meeting, signaling the council will take more time before voting on rate changes that affect households and businesses.
Council procedure and next steps: The council voted on the EAP and the vendor ordinance during the regular meeting. The utility-rate proposal (Ordinance 309 H) will be discussed at a special meeting on Aug. 7 at 5:30 p.m., where the council may take further action.
