Commission adopts two ordinances on storm-damage budget and firefighters’ pension on final reading

The South Pasadena City Commission unanimously adopted two ordinances on second and final reading on an otherwise routine agenda.

The first, Ordinance 2025-06, amends the city’s 2024–25 fiscal budget to increase appropriations to cover storm damage from Hurricanes Helen and Milton and to reflect revenues from flood insurance policies. The city attorney read the ordinance by title; no members of the public spoke during the hearing. A motion to adopt was made and seconded and the measure passed on a unanimous voice roll call. The ordinance text in the transcript lists storm-damage costs as “$1,75,355” and other line items including $764,200 in flood-insurance revenues and a $9,500 removal of Hibiscus Hall rental revenue; the transcript appears to contain formatting errors in several figures and did not provide an unambiguous corrected total.

The second, Ordinance 2025-07, updates provisions in the city code governing the firefighters’ retirement system (referenced as article 3, chapter 180). The ordinance was read by the city attorney, opened for public hearing with no speakers, moved, seconded and adopted on second and final reading by unanimous vote.

Clerical vote calls and confirmations appear in the record; individual mover/second attributions were not specified in the transcript. The commission then approved the consent agenda, including the November 2025 meeting minutes, and adjourned.

What’s next: both ordinances were adopted and will take effect per their stated effective dates in the ordinances. The record shows no public opposition and no amendments during the meeting.