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Newport council extends MOU with Newport Downtown Development to June 30, 2026
Summary
Council voted April 9 to extend the expired memorandum of understanding with Newport Downtown Development through June 30, 2026, giving staff and council more time to renegotiate terms and align it with TIF project work.
Newport City Council voted April 9 to extend the city’s memorandum of understanding with Newport Downtown Development through June 30, 2026, giving the council and downtown partners additional time to negotiate and revisit terms tied to ongoing TIF-related planning.
A council member noted the existing MOU had expired; the council discussed extending it a month or two to allow time for a substantive review before budget conversations in June. Council member Carter (speaker 5) moved to extend the MOU as written to June 30, 2026; the motion was seconded and passed by voice vote.
Council members emphasized that extending the MOU does not preclude earlier renegotiation and instructed staff and the search/negotiation teams to work on edits and return to the council with recommended revisions. The vote was a voice vote; the transcript does not record a roll-call tally.
Next steps: staff will coordinate with Newport Downtown Development to continue discussions and present any proposed edits or a replacement MOU to the council before the June deadline.
