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Votes at a glance: Troy council adopts vacant-building fees, golf and parking changes, and raises water/sewer rates
Summary
In a special meeting the Troy City Council passed multiple ordinances: Ordinance 62 (vacant-building fees), Ordinance 63 (golf fees and season-pass changes), Ordinance 64 (parking garage rates), Ordinance 65 (new water and sewer rates, 5–2) and Ordinance 66 (appropriations); the water and sewer rate change is projected to raise roughly $470,000 in additional revenue across funds.
The Troy City Council approved a package of ordinance changes in a special meeting that followed the finance committee’s work, voting to adopt ordinances affecting vacant-building fees, golf and parking rates, and water and sewer charges.
Ordinance 62 (amending Chapter 141) changes the city’s vacant-building fee structure; administration staff told the council the changes are expected to yield roughly $250,000–$300,000 over time as fees target long-vacant properties and are levied through the tax roll. The ordinance was adopted and later confirmed in the special meeting where the clerk recorded a 7–0 passage for the ordinance.
Ordinance 63 (Chapter 216) raises golf-course fees, adjusts season passes to account for additional rounds and operations changes, and addresses temporary operations tied to a tent structure at the park pub. City staff said operational changes and season-pass increases are projected to add about $250,000 in revenue for the golf program. The committee and the special meeting adopted Ordinance 63.
Ordinance 64 (Chapter 270) increases monthly garage permit rates at specific facilities (5th Avenue and State Street by $25/month) and removes a defunct Front Street garage reference from the code; staff clarified the removal reflects that the garage no longer exists. Ordinance 64 passed unanimously in committee and in the special meeting.
Ordinance 65 updates the Department of Public Utilities’ rates to establish new water and sewer charges. Council members raised questions about a digit-transposition in the draft language and whether the published rate matched billed amounts; staff confirmed corrected figures and explained projections use a 3–4 year average of flow rates. Staff told the council the combined water and sewer adjustments are projected to increase revenues by about $470,000, accounting for lower projected usage. Ordinance 65 passed 5–2 in the special meeting.
Ordinance 66 (appropriations) implements the budget appropriations as amended and levies the property tax required to fund the adopted 2026 budget; the final recorded vote on the amended appropriation ordinance was 7–0 in the special meeting. Several council members noted that committee amendments had been incorporated into the final ordinance language.
Where the transcript records a formal mover/second on the floor, the record includes: Ordinance 62 was moved and seconded in committee and later confirmed in the full meeting; multiple motions to amend the budget and appropriation ordinance were made and seconded during committee and the special meeting. Implementing details such as billing schedules for vacancy fees (initial registration vs. annual levy timing) and the handling of AC/heating rentals for the tent were discussed on the record.
