Council Policy Research Priorities:

• Pass FY 2022-2023 Budget. Scheduled for June 16, 2022

• Install newer, more efficient water meters. Completed!

• Create an online water bill payment system.

• Prepare for water acquisition this summer and find a permanent solution to annual water shortages.

2022-2023 City Budget

The annual Budget process concludes this month at the June City Council meeting. The Budget Committee unanimously approved the Budget presented in may, and the Council will vote on adoption June 16th.

Digitizing Ordinances

Alongside the Budget, one of my main projects is digitizing City Ordinances and Resolutions. As of this month, all currently enforced City Ordinances can be viewed online!

https://sites.google.com/view/sodavillecityhall/home 

Our ordinance website features City ordinances going all the way back to 1953. This website also has the City Charter, the proposed 2022-2023 Budget, and water Consumer Confidence Reports. City Resolutions going back to 1979 are also in the process of being digitized. Only documents currently in effect will be posted online, but all Ordinances and Resolutions still in effect may be inspected in person at City Hall. The biggest benefit of the digitization project is that antiquated, unnecessary, and misspelled Ordinances and Provisions can be updated or abolished.

In May we installed newer, more accurate radio water meters that allow the City to quickly read all of the water meters in town, and measure more accurate water usage. We expect water bills to increase as the result of better measuring. I continue to welcome your questions and concerns, so stop by at City Hall any time!

- Alex McHaddad, City Recorder (Personal Cell 541-805-2630)

Office Hours

Sodaville City Hall is open 8AM-2PM Monday-Friday and by appointment. You can set up an in-person appointment by contacting City Recorder Alex McHaddad at (541) 258-888 2 or sodaville@cityofsodaville.org. 

FRIENDLY CITY ORDINANCE REMINDERS 

• City property and parks are CLOSED from dusk until dawn. 

• Absolutely NO alcohol, drugs, or cigarettes are allowed on city properties or in parks. 

• Please maintain your lawns, keep all grass & weeds below 10” tall. 

• Please keep all grass, weeds & blackberry bushes out of ditches & out of roadways lining your property. 

• Quiet time is from 9PM until 6AM, please be respectful to others. This includes EXCESSIVE dog barking! 

• While walking your dog, clean up your dog’s poo in the yard/driveway they use. YOU ARE ON CAMERA! 

• If your trashcan spills over into the streets and ditches, please clean it up. 

Thank you everyone for keeping Sodaville clean and a beautiful place to live for all of us!! 

Please continue  thinking about water conservation! The city approved a bid for water hauling with Ray Jackman Repair.

Please keep the area around your water meters clear.

Remember to keep your vegetation below 10 inches tall. As per ORD. 15-03 Sec. 3-5, “Noxious vegetation” includes:

1. Weeds more than 10 inches high.

2. Grass more than 10 inches high, unless it constitutes an agricultural crop.

3. Poison oak.

4. Poison ivy.

5. Blackberry bushes that extend into a public street right of way.

6. Scotch broom.

7. Vegetation that is a fire hazard