Council to hold October debate on neighborhood roosters after resident complaints

City Manager Brigham told the council he will schedule the rooster complaint for the first October meeting and recommended hearing both sides in a work session so councilors can decide if they want staff to draft policy options.

Brigham said, "we will have the meeting where we will discuss what direction you wanna go from a policy perspective," and suggested bringing both sides to speak at the work session or asking the parties to pursue mediation. Council members expressed interest in hearing from neighbors and asked staff to gather data before any ordinance change; no regulatory action was taken at this meeting, only scheduling and direction to prepare for deliberation in October.

Councilors noted some neighbors consider roosters a longstanding legal use under current zoning and that mediation or narrowly targeted rules (acreage minimums or limits tied to property size) are possible policy outcomes.