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Portland council approves emergency sewer‑rate correction and three code changes on second reading
Summary
Council passed an emergency amendment to correct sewer/stormwater rates and approved three second‑reading ordinances: a cable franchise fund, dissolution of the Mount Hood Cable Regulatory Commission, and changes to portable sign rules.
Portland City Council on Thursday approved a technical correction and three separate ordinance actions after brief presentations and roll‑call votes.
Emergency sewer/stormwater correction: Council passed emergency Ordinance Document 2026‑218 to fix clerical errors in Exhibit A to the sewer rate ordinance so the sanitary and stormwater rates reflect the 9% increase previously approved in May. Ting Lu, Public Utilities Director, said the change is a technical correction and staff will post a tracked‑changes version online. The emergency measure requires nine yes votes; the motion passed with nine yes votes and three absent.
Cable franchise fund and Mount Hood commission code change: On second reading the council approved Document 2026‑175 to authorize a cable franchise fund within the Bureau of Planning and Sustainability to manage public education and government revenue tied to intergovernmental agreements. Council also approved Document 2026‑176 to dissolve the Mount Hood Cable Regulatory Commission and amend city code chapters 3.33 and 3.115; both measures passed on roll call (ten yes, two absent).
Portable sign code update: Council adopted Document 2026‑174 on second reading to transfer oversight of portable sign placement in the right‑of‑way and remove registration requirements, a change councilors said would reduce small‑business burdens. The ordinance passed (ten yes, two absent).
Votes at a glance: Document 2026‑218 (emergency sewer/stormwater correction) — passed with nine yes, three absent; Document 2026‑175 (cable franchise fund) — passed on second reading (ten yes, two absent); Document 2026‑176 (dissolve Mount Hood Cable Regulatory Commission) — passed (ten yes, two absent); Document 2026‑174 (portable sign code changes) — passed (ten yes, two absent).
What next: The Water Bureau will post corrected ordinance exhibits and supporting materials online; other code changes take effect according to the adoption schedule in each ordinance.
