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Votes and key actions: council directs NDA study and creates data‑center task force
Summary
Council passed motions directing staff to research prohibiting nondisclosure agreements for data‑center proposals and to form a task force to craft policy recommendations by Dec. 31, 2026. The consent calendar and several ordinances were advanced to second reading.
Key outcomes from the July 27 City Council meeting:
- Consent calendar: adopted (roll call). Items included draft minutes and several Salem Housing Authority items (Resolution Nos. referenced in the consent calendar packet).
- Motion to move to agenda item 5.1 (Verus data‑center presentation): passed on roll call.
- Motion 5.2 (NDA study): Council directed staff to explore options to prohibit the city from entering nondisclosure agreements for data‑center proposals; motion passed unanimously by roll call.
- Motion 5.3 (Task force): Council authorized a task force (up to nine members including councilors, citizen members, union reps, and workforce development representation) to hold at least three town halls and return draft recommendations on data‑center policy to council no later than Dec. 31, 2026; motion passed on roll call.
- Ordinances: three bills (including creation of a CPACE chapter and an annexation matter) were advanced to second reading.
