Votes at a glance: Smithfield council actions May 13, 2026

At its May 13 meeting the Smithfield City Council took the following formal actions (motions and roll‑call outcomes summarized from meeting minutes and the public record):

- Approval of minutes (Apr. 8 and Apr. 22, 2026): Motion to approve carried (voice/roll call).

- Adopted: General Plan update (agenda item 3). Motion carried by roll call.

- Adopted: Ordinance 2026‑07 (Title 12 additions for dogs in parks), with amendments (education/pr signage emphasis; remove suspension language; fines: $50 first offense/$100 repeat within one year; designate sports fields as painted or fenced; staff to manage signage). Motion carried by roll call.

- Adopted: Resolution 2026‑05 amending the prevailing fee schedule (agenda item 9). Key changes: resident full burial plot increased to $800; nonresident full burial plot to $3,500; added half‑size plot categories for cremations; revised weekday/weekend burial fee structure; and a buyback policy (greater of $400 or original purchase price). Motion carried by roll call.

- Approved: Opening cemetery sections D1 (regular plots) and D2 (cremation/half size) for sale; no additional purchase restrictions beyond existing two‑plot limit. Motion carried by roll call.

- Adopted: Ordinance 2026‑05 (code amendment to require right‑of‑way dedication for new single‑family homes on single parcels) and Ordinance 2026‑06 (R‑1 development standards requiring curb, gutter, sidewalk and underground utilities for new single‑family construction). Both motions carried by roll call.

- Adopted: Name for city‑owned building at 102 S. Main — "Smithfield City History Museum." The council approved the motion to adopt the name and noted consistency with grant materials.

Details: Individual roll calls were conducted and recorded during the meeting; where councilmembers were polled by name during votes the transcript records affirmative responses and a majority carry for each of the above motions. The meeting record and ordinance/resolution texts should be consulted for final legal wording, effective dates, and detailed fee tables.

Next steps: Staff will prepare implementation items for council direction — signage and PR for the parks ordinance, fee‑schedule publication and cemetery sales, and scheduling of transportation master plan presentations under the general plan work program.