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The Portland Board of Mayor and Aldermen met on May 4, 2026 at City Hall. The meeting included presentations on emergency warning sirens, approval of several ordinances and resolutions, budget discussions, and updates on public works and utility projects. Mayor Callis also provided information on the upcoming sales tax referendum and public safety staffing needs.
We're going to call to order the May 4th, 2026 Board of Mayor and Alderman. At this time, we're going to have prayer and pledge if you'd like to stand with us. If you want to join in as we pray today, Heavenly Father, I want to say thank you, God, for your goodness. Thank you, Father, for the many blessings you've poured out over our lives and over this community throughout the years. Father, as we move into a very busy week in our community and celebrating the 85th annual Strawberry Festival, I do pray, Father, for safety for all of those who live here and all those who'll be traveling in. I ask for your favor as we convene tonight and do the business that you've called us to do as a city, that you would bless our council members and their homes and bless this community and its people. But I want to say thank you, God, for who you are, that you are a perfect good, loving creator, God. So good that you were willing to send your son Jesus on our behalf, and I thank you in his name. Amen. Congratulations to the flag of the United States of America. And to the Republic for which it stands. One nation, name to God, individual, with liberty and justice for all. Next will be our roll call. Alderman Charles Cole. Alderman Vince Sellis. Here. Alderman Mike Hall. Alderman Grew Jenny. Here. Alderman Jody McGow. Here. Vice Mayor. Here. And I know Alderman Cole is communicated. He's running a few minutes late and he'll be on his way. Maybe he's stuck in that. Well, we'll be thankful that T Doll is willing to come up and give us a couple of days. And I'll I'll take what we can get. Next up is approval of the agenda. I need to uh when you make a motion, I need to amend it to remove ordinance 2615 from the consent calendar and make it the last item under public work because we need to make a small change in that ordinance. So if somebody is uh willing to do that, so move motion and we have a second. Any other comments or changes in the agenda? I'd like to add uh update on the sidewalks on Wheeler Street and the um speed bumps on Strawberry Street under Public Works for tonight also, please. I'll put uh update on public works projects, that'd be okay. Yes, sir. There, that'd be the last item for uh Carlton. Any other that may be willing to add? Uh we do need to add, I'm glad you brought that up. Somebody will amend that to say that. We also need to add an item B under finance, and Rachel will give you a quick discussion breakdown of the budget package you have in front of you. She just want to go over that real quick for you look. So entertain uh also uh while we're waiting, we've got a couple of people in limbo. Uh would it be okay to move planning commission up and take care of it first? We got two or three items with some folks here while we're waiting on Mr. Bradley and that. You want to do that?