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Red Oak City Council approves building code, sets FY2027 budget hearing and confirms two commission appointees
Summary
The council unanimously adopted a final-reading building code ordinance, set a public hearing for the FY2027 budget, approved several resolutions including hotel/motel tax grants and a City Hall furniture purchase, and confirmed two commission appointments; one permit-related resolution passed 3–2.
The Red Oak City Council on April 6, 2026 adopted Ordinance 2026-03 (Building Codes and Building Permits) on final reading, set a public hearing on the Fiscal Year 2027 budget for April 20, confirmed two commission appointees and approved several routine and grant items during its regular meeting at the Red Oak Fire Station.
The actions were led by Mayor Timothy Fridolph and a unanimous roll call on several items. Councilmember Sharon Bradley moved approval of the agenda; the motion passed unanimously. The consent agenda, which included council minutes, receipts from multiple boards and claims totaling $209,976.33, was approved on a unanimous roll call following a motion by Jeanice Lester and second by Terry Koppa.
The council set a public hearing for the FY2027 budget by approving Resolution 2026-26. On a separate motion the council adopted Ordinance 2026-03 on final reading to update building codes and permit language.
Votes at a glance: - Ordinance 2026-03 (Building Codes and Building Permits): adopted on final reading (motion: Bradley; second: Hietbrink). Roll call: Bradley, Koppa, Lester, Hietbrink, Franks — all ayes. - Resolution 2026-26 (Set Public Hearing — FY2027 Budget): approved (motion: Koppa; second: Bradley). Roll call: all ayes. - Resolution 2026-18 (Building Permits — Items Requiring a Permit and Permit Fees, amended): approved (motion: Lester; second: Bradley). Roll call: Koppa, Lester and Bradley — ayes; Hietbrink and Franks — nays. Motion carried, 3–2. The amendment requires inspection for all roofs when changing structure, limits shingle-replacement inspections to inhabited structures, and removes a deck inspection requirement unless the deck’s structure is changed. - Resolution 2026-27 (Appointments): approved appointment of Chad Hill to the Airport Commission (term expires January 2030) and Kylie Jansky to the Historic Preservation Committee (term expires January 2029) (motion: Hietbrink; second: Lester). Roll call: all ayes. - Resolution 2026-28 (Hotel/Motel Tax Grants): approved (motion: Bradley; second: Hietbrink). Roll call: all ayes. - Street closures for Inman School PTO (May 8) and the Rylan Mirtz Memorial Truck & Car Show (April 12): approved (motion: Koppa; second: Hietbrink). Roll call: all ayes. - Resolution 2026-29 (City Hall office furniture purchase): approved (motion: Bradley; second: Lester). Roll call: all ayes.
During the public comment period Kevin Carlisle of Town & Country Sanitation (Griswold) spoke about trash pickup and a citywide cleanup day; that comment was entered into the minutes for council consideration. City Administrator Lisa Kotter reported on the approval of a USDA loan for the wastewater treatment plant, issuance of tax-lien letters for delinquent utilities, recruitment advertising for full‑time vacancies, preparation of a GEMT funding application, and airport hangar bids.
The council adjourned at 6:42 p.m. The next procedural step noted in the minutes is the public hearing on the FY2027 budget scheduled for April 20, 2026.
