The Edmond City Council on Jan. 13 approved actions to dissolve two bodies that had been created by resolution — the Arcadia Lake Commission and the Capital Improvement Projects (CIP) Advisory Board — and to reestablish them by ordinance, preserving current membership and formalizing ex‑officio roles.

Why it matters: Moving advisory bodies from resolution to ordinance changes their codified standing in city code and documents and can clarify membership and ex‑officio positions.

Arcadia Lake Commission

The council approved a resolution to dissolve the Arcadia Lake Commission (resolution 1‑25) with intent to reestablish the commission by ordinance superseding prior resolutions and to nominate current members to continue under the ordinance. Staff said there are no language changes to the commission’s bylaws or duties — the change is procedural to codify the commission in the municipal code.

Capital Improvement Projects Advisory Board

A similar action was taken for the CIP Advisory Board. Staff said the only substantive clarification approved by the board was to identify two ex‑officio members from the University of Central Oklahoma and Edmond Public Schools. The council approved dissolution by resolution and enacted ordinance language to reestablish the board with the ex‑officio representation and an emergency clause.

Actions recorded

- Motion: approve resolution dissolving Arcadia Lake Commission with intent to reestablish via ordinance and nominate current members (resolution 1‑25). Outcome: approved.
- Motion: approve resolution dissolving CIP Advisory Board and adopt ordinance creating it (ordinance 4021) with emergency clause; approve ex‑officio membership from University of Central Oklahoma and Edmond Public Schools. Outcome: approved.

What’s next

Staff said similar procedural moves will appear on future agendas as the city systematically converts committees and boards created by resolution into codified ordinance language.