Council adopts housekeeping ordinances, approves four resolutions and makes two appointments

Riverside — At its Feb. 17 meeting the City Council approved a group of second-reading ordinances and passed four resolutions authorizing routine financial and procurement actions, and approved two appointments to local boards.

Ordinances: Council adopted four ordinances on second reading: Ordinance 26-0876 (creating the Bridal Memo Clearing Fund), Ordinance 26-0877 (creating an evidence fund), Ordinance 26-0878 (creating a demolition development deposit fund) and Ordinance 26-0879 (supplemental appropriations for city expenses through Dec. 31, 2026). Public hearings on those ordinances were opened and closed with no speakers.

Resolutions at a glance:
- Resolution 26R3080: Authorizes the county to correct property tax duplicates and related special-assessment errors (motion carried).
- Resolution 26R3081: Authorizes purchase of water-movement (water-rescue) equipment for the fire department, approximately $31,000; item was budgeted for the year and no additional appropriation was required.
- Resolution 26R3082: Authorizes the city to enter a contract with the lowest and best bidder for the Woodman repaving project (this resolution pairs with the supplemental-appropriation ordinance adopted earlier).
- Resolution 26R3083: Authorizes continuation of a contract with iWork (software) for permit tracking and work-order systems as costs crossed procurement thresholds.

Appointments: Council approved sending appointment letters for Tony Parton to the Property Maintenance Appeals Board and Eli Daudel as an alternate to the Planning Commission.

Votes and next steps: All measures listed above carried in roll call or voice votes as recorded in the meeting minutes. The council also directed staff to prepare documents related to transition plans discussed in executive session and to return those actions to the March 2 meeting.