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Spencer council advances ordinance amending municipal court and property-maintenance rules
Summary
The Spencer City Council opened and closed a public hearing and approved the first reading of Ordinance 2025-1, which revises municipal court procedures and Title 13 property maintenance rules; the motion passed on a 4–0 roll call with one absence.
The City of Spencer opened and immediately closed a public hearing on Ordinance 2025-1 before approving its first reading on Feb. 27, 2025. Mayor Farmer presided as Alderman David Chandler moved to approve the measure and Alderman Darrell Nance seconded; Aldermen Jody Hensley, Darrell Nance, Vice Mayor Drew Campbell and Chandler voted yes, and Alderman Blankenship was absent.
The ordinance is described by council as an amendment to municipal-court provisions and Title 13 property-maintenance regulations; the council noted no public comments during the hearing. John Eskew of the Municipal Technical Advisory Service (MTAS) was cited as scheduled to meet with city staff on March 12, 2025, to provide training tied to the ordinance changes.
Council members did not debate specifics on the floor during the Feb. 27 meeting; the first reading advances the ordinance to the next procedural step for further review or a subsequent reading or vote. The council did not take final action to adopt the ordinance at this meeting.
