Riverside council adopts supplemental appropriation for fire engine and three routine resolutions
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On July 7, 2025, Riverside City Council approved Ordinance 250867 to authorize supplemental appropriations tied to a new fire engine and passed three resolutions on streetlight assessments, payment for water-damage remediation, and using a cooperative purchase to buy the fire engine.
Riverside City Council on July 7 approved Ordinance 250867, a supplemental appropriation that city staff said will allow the city to move forward with acquiring a new fire engine, and adopted three additional resolutions: one authorizing the streetlight assessment process, a "then-and-now" payment to address building water damage, and a resolution to proceed with the fire engine purchase under a cooperative purchasing agreement.
City Manager Josh described Ordinance 250867 during the council meeting as "a second reading and a public hearing regarding the supplemental that was discussed at the last couple of meetings. This would appropriate funds that allow us to move forward with getting in line for a new fire engine." The council opened the required public hearing on the ordinance and received no public comments before voting to adopt it.
The ordinance passed on roll call with the following votes: Councilmember Denning — yes; Councilmember Maxfield — yes; Councilmember Brown — yes; Councilmember Fry — yes; Councilmember Joseph — yes; Mayor Williams — yes. No members voted no or abstained.
Council also approved Resolution 25-R-3036, a routine annual resolution beginning the streetlight assessment process; council voted by voice and the motion carried. Resolution 25-R-3037, a then-and-now payment to cover remediation work after water damage in suites of the 5200 Building, passed on a roll call after the manager explained the funds were already appropriated and the item was an accounting step. Finally, Resolution 25-R-3038 authorized moving forward with the fire engine purchase using a cooperative purchasing agreement; council voted to approve it by voice.
All motions were moved and seconded on the record: the ordinance final vote followed a motion from Councilmember Joseph and a second from Councilmember Brown; Resolution 25-R-3036 was moved by Councilmember Maxfield and seconded by Councilmember Denning; Resolution 25-R-3037 was moved by Councilmember Denning and seconded by Councilmember Brown; Resolution 25-R-3038 was moved by Councilmember Maxfield and seconded by Councilmember Denning (the clerk clarified the mover/second on the record prior to the vote).
No members of the public spoke during the ordinance public hearing. Meeting minutes for the June 16 session were approved earlier in the meeting. The council moved next into discussion items and then an executive session.