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Council adopts unsafe‑building hearing board and approves 2026 budget appropriations
Summary
Council passed an ordinance creating a separate hearing authority for unsafe buildings (2026‑04) and approved 2026 budget appropriations (2026‑05) and related emergency procedures; the unsafe‑building ordinance passed on a 7‑0 roll‑call vote.
Council considered two ordinances affecting municipal operations. Ordinance 2026‑04 would move the hearing authority for unsafe buildings into a separate, designated board to relieve the Board of Works of routine unsafe‑building hearings; councilmembers said separating the docket should allow more focused review of those properties. The ordinance passed on a roll call recorded as 7 ayes, 0 nays.
Council also completed second reading and adopted ordinance 2026‑05, which makes appropriations and adjustments in the 2026 budgets for the general fund and building department. Members moved to start rules to clear emergency provisions consistent with the city’s ordnance process and recorded the necessary votes.
Councilmembers emphasized code‑compliance work and voluntary remediation efforts by property owners as part of ongoing enforcement.
