The Harrah City Council voted 3-2 Aug. 7 to reject Ordinance No. 2025-8, an amendment to Section 4-114 concerning chicken coops and the keeping of chickens. The motion to adopt the ordinance was made by Councilor Jennifer McCammond and seconded by Councilor Bill Lisby; McCammond and Lisby voted in favor while Mayor Paul Wiegert and Councilors Steve Scalzo and Tim Rudek voted against adoption.
A separate ordinance, No. 2025-9, which would have amended several planning and zoning provisions to allow poultry and fowl, was not acted on because it referenced the provisions of Ordinance No. 2025-8. The minutes state that there was no action on Ordinance No. 2025-9.
The council record includes the vote tally but no explanatory debate or amendments in the meeting minutes, so the reasons for individual votes are not recorded in the public minutes. No subsequent direction to staff or referral was recorded for further study at that meeting.