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Council directs city attorney to draft rental-inspection ordinance after committee recommends education-first approach
Summary
Following a presentation by Rental Inspection Committee Chair Matt VanPeeren, the Reed City Council voted to have the City Attorney draft an ordinance focused on tenant/landlord education and begin rental registration, with one council member voting no on the roll call.
The Reed City Council on July 14 voted to direct the City Attorney to draft a rental-inspection ordinance based on recommendations from the Rental Inspection Committee that emphasize educating tenants and landlords and begin a rental registration program.
Matt VanPeeren, chair of the committee, presented checklists and registration ideas intended to improve communication and compliance between landlords and tenants. Councilmember James Anderlohr moved the directive; Brad Nixon seconded. The motion carried on roll call with votes recorded for Meinert, Woodside, Nixon, Bailey, Anderlohr and Guiles; Charles Lupo voted no.
Council discussion included a request by members Bailey and Lupo for a roll call vote. The motion directs the City Attorney to prepare an ordinance draft that follows the committee’s guidelines and to start registering rental properties; the transcript indicates that the draft will return to council for review once prepared.
Next steps: City Attorney David Porteous is to prepare the draft ordinance and return it to council for consideration; the timeline for drafting was not specified in the meeting record.
