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Votes at a glance: Afton council approves staffing, benefits, sidewalk and event ordinances on June 15
Summary
At its June 15 meeting, Afton City Council approved a slate of ordinances including staffing reductions, pay-grade adjustments, fringe benefits updates, $120,000 CDBG sidewalk funding, special-event street closures, and several appropriation/then-and-now measures.
Afton City Council approved multiple ordinances and routine measures during its June 15 session. Below is a summary of formal actions adopted that evening.
- Ordinance 0-55-26 (adopted): Amend staffing levels; reductions due to retirements (lab technician positions and adjustments to parking/water meter reader and parking enforcement). Voice vote; no recorded opposition.
- Ordinance 56-26 (adopted): Amend non-union compensation pay grade for a lab technician (from pay grade 7 to 6). Voice vote; adopted.
- Ordinance 57-26 (adopted): Amend fringe benefits for non-union personnel; removes outdated language and adjusts double-time pay for certain technician positions. Voice vote; adopted.
- Ordinance 60-26 (adopted): Approve appropriation of $120,000 from CDBG fund 248 for Westside sidewalks (project 396); Service Safety Director authorized to expend up to $120,000. Voice vote; adopted.
- Ordinance 61-26 (adopted): Authorize the Service Safety Director to close streets for 2026 special events and approve additional closures for the July 4 celebration. Voice vote; adopted.
- Ordinance 64-26 (adopted after suspension of rules): Amend the 2026 appropriation ordinance to add multiple line items (computer for treasurer, parking garage modules, sewer fund reimbursement, and a minor $50 parking garage refund adjustment). Council suspended rules and adopted the appropriation ordinance the same evening.
- Ordinance 65-26 (adopted after suspension of rules): Approve then-and-now certificates and emergency measures for several payments (pool pipe repair, flowers, work management software) and, as amended, include the $7,200 LEADS payment for the police department.
In each case the council moved, seconded and approved items by voice vote; the meeting record shows general assent with no sustained recorded opposition on the noted items.
