Diamondville council adopts Emergency Action Plan, advances overhaul of municipal code

The Diamondville Town Council adopted a town Emergency Action Plan and set a four-year review schedule, advanced Ordinance 496 on first reading to replace Title 1 of the municipal code, and authorized advertising for a new police patrol vehicle at its March 16 regular meeting.

Councilmember Robert Sawaya moved to adopt the Diamondville Emergency Action Plan and set a periodic review cycle of every four years; Councilmember Casey Clark seconded the motion and it carried with all voting members in favor. The transcript records no additional details about the plan’s contents.

Sawaya also moved approval on first reading of Ordinance 496, described in the meeting record as “an ordinance adopting the revised Title 1, ‘Administration and General Provisions,’ of the Town of Diamondville municipal code in its entirety; repealing all prior ordinances or portions thereof codified as Title 1.” Councilmember Casey Clark seconded the motion; the council voted unanimously to advance the ordinance on first reading. The transcript does not include proposed textual changes beyond that description; further readings or hearings required by local procedure were not detailed in the record.

In related unfinished business, the council approved advertising for bids for a new Diamondville Police Department patrol vehicle. That motion, moved by Sawaya and seconded by Clark, was recorded as passing unanimously.

Procedural business at the start of the meeting included approval of the agenda and the March 2, 2026 minutes, acceptance of the treasurer’s report, and an annual report delivered by Stephen Allen, chief of staff for Lincoln County. The meeting adjourned at 7:56 p.m.