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Votes at a glance: Gallatin City Council actions, July 21, 2026
Summary
Summary of formal votes taken July 21: multiple 2nd‑reading ordinances passed unanimously (fireworks restrictions; fire apparatus repair; fireworks amendment); a 29.67‑acre annexation application failed 3–4; a CDBG consolidated plan and appointments passed; council found an ethics complaint not to have merit (6–1).
The Gallatin City Council took the following formal actions during its July 21, 2026 meeting:
- Ordinance 0260‑545 (2nd reading): Amend chapter 9 (fire protection and prevention, fireworks) — Passed unanimously on 2nd reading.
- Ordinance 0260‑653 (2nd reading): Appropriation for repairs to 2019 Spartan rescue fire apparatus — Passed unanimously on 2nd reading.
- Ordinance 0260‑654 (2nd reading): Additional amendment to fireworks article — Passed unanimously on 2nd reading.
- Ordinance 0260‑755 (1st reading): Amendment to community character map (rural → general urban for specified parcels; ~255.32 acres) — Advanced on 1st reading (vote recorded as 6–2–1); council requested staff follow‑up.
- Ordinance 0260‑756 (1st reading): Adoption of new zoning ordinance and zoning map (ZOCO) — Advanced on 1st reading with substantial council questions; staff to provide clarifications prior to subsequent readings.
- Resolution R2606‑53 (annexation application for ~29.67 acres north of Old Highway 109): Failed (roll call recorded as approximately 3–4). Council members cited contiguity and utility/service concerns.
- Resolution R2607‑57 (employee pay plan revisions): Passed unanimously.
- Resolution R2607‑58 (adopt amended 2025–2029 consolidated CDBG plan and 2026 annual action plan): Passed as amended (amendment to expand public services to include homeless services) — unanimous.
- Resolutions R2607‑59 and R2607‑60 (appointments of Dr. Anne Marie McKee to two municipal boards): Both passed unanimously.
- Ethics complaint disposition: The council voted that the ethics complaint alleging misuse of surveillance footage did not have merit (vote 6–1); staff investigative findings and recommended procedural changes remain on record.
For more detail on each item, see the council packet and meeting minutes. This roundup notes vote outcomes recorded during the July 21 meeting and does not substitute for official minutes or ordinances.
