GPCC Approves Ordinance Amendments to Stormwater Master Plan & Lodging Tax
Grants Pass City Councilors passed three ordinance amendments, made several appointments to public committees and approved the drafting and dispatch of a letter to the legislature regarding reform to ballot measure 110.
Following a legislative public hearing Councilors approved the amendment to the development code updating existing stormwater regulations to become consistent and maintain compliance with the city’s MS4 permit.
Councilors also approved an amendment to the city code to more consistently align the code with the state of Oregon for collecting lodging tax that will now include more incidental charges in the base tax rate. The amendment does not increase the tax rate, but does expand what is taxed, increasing revenues to the city. A portion of those revenues can be dedicated to public safety.
A third amendment authorizes the City Manager to, during an emergency that creates substantial risk of loss, damage, interruption of services or threat to public health, safety, welfare, or property to procure necessary goods or services to promptly execute a remedy to the condition. The City Manager is still required to submit a report if using this provision.
The Council approved the appointments of Mary Lockwood to the Committee on Public Art and Michael Holzinger, Barbara Villona and Riley Johnson to the Urban Tree Advisory Committee.
The Council also passed a motion to send a letter drafted by the City Manager and Council to the Oregon State Legislature regarding Ballot Measure 110 reform.
