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Canby council approves fire equipment purchase, updates fire rates, issues licenses and appointments
Summary
Council approved purchase of a grain vac and trailer for the fire department (funded by donations), set 2025 fire rates, granted a temporary liquor license to St. Peter’s, appointed Krystle Thovson to the Planning Commission, approved February vendor transactions totaling $285,549.72, and heard administrator updates on playground fundraising and community events.
At its March 5 meeting the Canby City Council approved several administrative and operational items.
Fire department: Derrick Ruether reported donations and pledges sufficient to cover the purchase of a grain vac and trailer. The council approved buying the grain vac for $28,308.78 and the trailer for $8,100.00 (motion by Susan Cram, seconded by Denise Hanson). The council also approved the 2025 fire rates; minutes note rates rose from $183.39 in 2023 to $191.08 in 2024 related to a 2024 fire truck purchase and the council adopted the 2025 rates (motion by Denise Hanson, seconded by Marisa Kack).
Licensing and appointments: The council granted a temporary liquor license for St. Peter’s (motion by Marisa Kack, seconded by Susan Cram). With a vacancy on the Planning Commission, the council appointed Krystle Thovson to fill the seat (motion by Denise Hanson, seconded by Marisa Kack).
Finance and administration: February vendor transactions totaling $285,549.72 were approved (motion by Marisa Kack, seconded by Denise Hanson).
Administrator Bonnie Merritt reported donation letters have been distributed to raise $75,000 for new playground equipment at Central Park; Airport Manager Matt Wagner is seeking volunteers for the June air show; and Canby clean-up days are scheduled for the first weekend of May. The council adjourned following these reports.
The meeting record does not include line-item budget impacts for the fire purchases or the precise implementation dates for the approved fire rates; donation and pledge details for the grain vac/trailer were not itemized in the minutes.
