Gold Beach public meetings in 2025
9 substantive meetings from 2025, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Council
The Gold Beach City Council will hold a first reading and public hearing on Ordinance 692, which would ban smoking in city parks and create a designated smoking area. The council will also swear in a new councilor, honor a former councilor, and receive a quarterly report from Gold Beach Middle School. A workshop on police priorities will precede the regular meeting.
- Ordinance 692: first reading and public hearing to ban smoking in city parks, with a designated smoking area in the parking lot
- Swearing in of Councilor Cory Southern to fill Position 1
- Recognition of former Councilor Summer Matteson with a key to the city
- Gold Beach Middle School quarterly report
- Workshop on police priorities with Chief Hensley and former Chief White
Council
This is a special Gold Beach City Council meeting with no public comment, held to finalize draft Strategic Plan ideas for adoption at the December meeting. The public was asked to submit questions or concerns to staff before the meeting. The agenda contains only this single substantive item, with the rest being procedural roll call and virtual meeting instructions.
- Finalize draft Strategic Plan ideas for adoption in December meeting
- No public comment at this special meeting
- Public questions/concerns due to staff prior to meeting
- Meeting runs approximately 2 hours
- Relates to City Goals 2, 4, and 6
Council
The Gold Beach City Council will hold a public hearing and vote on Ordinance 691, renewing a franchise agreement with Ziply Fiber, and vote on Resolution R2526-05 to accept a $460,000 OPRD grant for replacing the Buffington Park playground. The council will also hear a presentation on making city parks smoke-free and discuss the final draft of the city's strategic plan.
- Resolution R2526-05: Accept $460,000 OPRD grant for Buffington Park playground replacement, authorize City Administrator to sign documents
- Ordinance 691: Adopt new 10-year franchise agreement with Ziply Fiber Pacific, LLC for communication services
- Presentation on designating all Gold Beach city parks as smoke-free areas
- Final draft of city Strategic Plan presented for discussion
- Appointment of new GBURA Chair following resignation of Councilor Matteson
Council
The Gold Beach City Council will hold a public hearing and vote on Ordinance 690, which would allow the city to bill non-residents and non-property taxpayers for certain fire and emergency responses, including motor vehicle incidents, hazmat calls, and illegal fires. The council will also consider Resolution R2526-02 to set the associated fees, and will swear in a new City Administrator and Councilor. Other items include appointing a voting delegate for the LOC Business Meeting and receiving a report from Gold Beach Matters.
- Ordinance 690: authorizes billing for fire and emergency services to non-residents and non-property taxpayers, with fees set by Resolution R2526-02
- Resolution R2526-02: amends the public service fee portion of the fee schedule
- Oath of office for new City Administrator Anne Heath and Councilor Christine Stephenson
- Potential Resolution R2526-03: appointing a voting delegate for LOC Business Meeting
- Consent calendar: approval of August 5 and August 12, 2025 minutes, budget-to-actual report, and August 2025 check register
Council
The Gold Beach City Council and Urban Renewal Agency will hold a special joint meeting. The council will receive a presentation on a new Water Rate Study and vote on appointing a new councilor to fill a vacant position. The URA will discuss a new facade improvement program for the Gold Beach Matters area.
- Presentation of new Water Rate Study
- Decision on appointment of new Councilor (Position #3 vacant)
- GBMS new facade improvement program (Gold Beach Matters Urban Renewal Area)
Council
The Gold Beach City Council will hold a public hearing and vote on Ordinance 690, which authorizes billing for certain emergency services, and will decide on Resolution R2526-01, which establishes mobilization rules and stipends for volunteer firefighters. The council will also interview candidates for the vacant Council Position 3 and discuss a potential charter change.
- Public hearing on Ordinance 690 to authorize billing for emergency services
- Resolution R2526-01 establishing wildfire mobilization rules and volunteer firefighter stipends
- Interviews for vacant Council Position 3
- Discussion on creating a committee for potential Charter Change
- Workshop dates for a rate study presentation
Council
The Gold Beach City Council will hold public hearings and vote on several ordinances and a resolution. Key items include updating the Transient Lodging Tax (TLT) distribution percentages, authorizing the city to bill for certain emergency services, and establishing mobilization rules and stipends for volunteer firefighters on wildfires. The council will also discuss a sewer billing dispute with Oceanside RV Park and the process for hiring a new City Administrator.
- Ordinance 688: Amends TLT code to allocate 25% to General Fund, 2.5% to operator, 72.5% to Parks and Leisure (PROMO).
- Ordinance 690: Authorizes the city to bill for certain emergency services and establishes exceptions.
- Resolution R2526-01: Establishes mobilization rules for volunteer firefighters and equipment on wildfires and creates a volunteer stipend program.
- Oceanside RV Park sewer discussion: Owner David Johnson appeals an 800% sewer cost increase after an audit corrected EDU counts.
- Workshop to discuss hiring a new City Administrator.
Council
The Gold Beach City Council will hold a public hearing and vote on adopting the FY2526 budget, including a resolution to receive state revenue sharing. They will also consider an ordinance establishing new fire department program and mitigation rates, and several resolutions authorizing a parks master plan grant, opening a bank account, combining reserve accounts, and a loan from the Sewer fund to the General Fund. The meeting includes consent calendar approval of minutes and financial reports, and discussion of recruiting a new City Administrator.
- Resolution R2425-10: election to receive state revenue sharing (public hearing and adoption)
- Ordinance 687: establishing new fire department program and mitigation rates (pending legal review)
- Resolution R2425-12: loan from Sewer fund to General Fund
- Resolution R2425-13: adopt FY2526 Budget, appropriating and imposing taxes
- Resolution R2425-08: approving signature authority for parks master plan grant
Council
The Gold Beach City Council is holding a special meeting on June 5, 2025, primarily to convene in executive session under ORS 192.660 to discuss personnel matters, including potential dismissal, discipline, or performance evaluation of an officer, employee, or agent. No decisions will be made in executive session; any action will be taken in open session afterward. The agenda is otherwise procedural with no other substantive items listed.
- Executive session under ORS 192.660(2)(b) to consider dismissal or discipline of an officer, employee, staff member, or agent
- Executive session under ORS 192.660(2)(f) to consider information exempt from public inspection
- Executive session under ORS 192.660(2)(i) to review and evaluate performance of an officer, employee, or staff member
- Possible open-session action resulting from executive session