The Boardman City Council held a swearing in ceremony for councilors and Mayor Sandy Toms, who was sworn in for a second term.
Mayor Toms swore in councilors Toni Connell, David Jones, and Art Kegler. Connell is new to the council, and has served on the Boardman Planning Commission since 2015. Councilors’ Jones and Kegler were re-elected and have each served the past four years on the council. All four members will serve for a term ending Dec. 31, 2020.
In other city business, the council re-appointed Jacob Cain and David Gray to the Planning Commission and appointed Logan Mayfield and Ryan Kreps to the Planning Commission. The council also approved waivers to the city’s water and sewer system development charges for 2017. Councilors passed two resolutions in opposition to Gov. Brown’s proposed budget. One resolution opposes the proposed closure of the Pendleton forensics lab, one of only five in the state. The other resolution opposes the proposed budget reduction to the Oregon State Police, which could result in the elimination of the Drug Enforcement Section. The Drug Enforcement Section would eliminate 19 positions, including three positions assigned to the Blue Mountain Enforcement Narcotics Team in Morrow and Umatilla counties.
The next meeting of the Boardman City Council will be at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 7 at Boardman City Hall Council.
