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Council adopts Ordinance 2026‑12 on second reading and reads lead‑line ordinance; EPA mandate cited
Summary
The council recorded a motion and unanimous approval for Ordinance 2026‑12 on second and final reading (motion by Jennifer, second by Ted). The council also heard a reading of Ordinance 2026‑14 to allow water‑department inspections and replacement of lead service lines, which the chair described as an EPA‑mandated measure; a final vote on 2026‑14 is not recorded in the provided transcript.
At the May 12 meeting the council took formal action on Ordinance 2026‑12 and held a reading of an ordinance on lead service lines.
Speaker 1 asked for motions on Ordinance 2026‑12 (on second and final review). The transcript records: "Motion by Jennifer second by Ted" and that the item passed "unanimous of those present." The council provided no further discussion in the recorded segment.
Later in the meeting Speaker 1 read Ordinance 2026‑14, describing the measure as granting the water department the authority to enter private property to pothole and inspect for lead service lines and to replace them. The chair characterized the ordinance as an EPA requirement.
"We're mandated. We don't have a choice. This is an EPA ordinance that they passed down," Speaker 1 said while describing the basis for the proposed authority. The transcript contains the reading and clarifying commentary but does not record a final roll‑call adoption vote for Ordinance 2026‑14 in the provided segments.
What this means: Ordinance 2026‑12 was adopted on second and final reading per the transcript. Ordinance 2026‑14 was read and discussed as an implementation of an EPA mandate; final adoption was not captured in these transcript segments and should be confirmed in the meeting minutes or subsequent record of votes.
