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Molalla council adopts fees, policies and personnel updates; approves canine gift and moves April meeting date
Summary
At its March 11 meeting the Molalla City Council approved a $500 mobile-food land-use fee, accepted and appropriated a roughly $21,000 donation for a new police canine, adopted a community-room use policy and revised personnel handbook, and rescheduled its April meeting to April 20, all by unanimous votes.
The Molalla City Council on March 11 approved a series of administrative actions and local policy updates.
Fees and permits: The council adopted Resolution 2026-09 to set a one-time $500 land-use application fee for mobile food units as an accessory use; business licensing fees remain unchanged. Staff said the $500 proposal was calculated to be cost-neutral, falls below the peer-city average cited in the staff report, and covers an estimated two years of incidental follow-up inspections.
Police canine and gift: The council adopted Resolution 2026-10 to appropriate a special-purpose gift — staff described a donation around $21,000 — to support the police canine program after the department received a new dog, Ido. Chief Chris Long described Ido as a protection-and-tracking dog who will train with Clackamas County and attend handler school pending availability; staff and the chief noted the dog is a puppy and will require extended training before deployment.
Community room policy and handbook updates: Staff presented a final Community Room Use Policy with minor edits (no glitter/confetti, clarified application timing and equipment spelling fixes such as HDMI); the council approved the policy with amendments. The council also adopted an updated personnel handbook that incorporates changes required by recent Oregon legislation and insurer guidance; staff said some handbook policies apply to councilors in the context of public meetings.
Meeting schedule: Because several councilors will attend the spring LOC conference, the council moved its April 22 work session and council meeting to April 20 (motion carried 6–0), with staff to confirm presenter availability for that date.
Staff reports: Chief Long provided routine updates on the new police facility (visitor reviews and tours by neighboring agencies), staffing and recruitment; planning staff highlighted an improved online permit application and submission guide created by associate planner Claressa.
Votes at a glance: Resolutions 2026-09 and 2026-10 and the community-room policy and personnel handbook changes were each approved by unanimous roll-call votes (6–0).
