Cole County adopts Property Protection Ordinance
Summary
Cole County commissioners voted Aug. 5 to adopt a countywide Property Protection Ordinance after a motion by Commissioner Harry Otto; the vote was unanimous. The ordinance was approved as presented in an attached document; the record does not include additional debate or amendments.
Cole County commissioners adopted the Cole County Property Protection Ordinance during their Aug. 5, 2025 meeting.
Commissioner Harry Otto moved to approve the ordinance as explained in the attached document; Commissioner Jeff Hoelscher seconded and the motion passed by a recorded unanimous vote: Presiding Commissioner Sam Bushman (Yes), Commissioner Jeff Hoelscher (Yes), Commissioner Harry Otto (Yes). The meeting record contains the motion language but does not include further discussion or amendments during the session.
The commission did not provide a text of fiscal impacts or an effective date in the meeting record. County staff present at the meeting included Auditor Jay Moore and Counselor Jill LaHue; no staff speaker read an implementation schedule on the record. Members of the public were not recorded as speaking on this item during the session.
The ordinance was entered into the official minutes for Aug. 5, 2025. For the precise ordinance text and implementation timetable, the county clerk’s office or the posted ordinance attachment should be consulted.
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