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Commerce City Council adopts 2026 budget, approves multiple ordinances and contracts, and holds executive session on City Manager evaluation

Commerce CityNov 3, 20253 min read

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At the November 3, 2025 regular meeting the Commerce City Council adopted the 2026 budget and 2025 tax levy (Res 2025-053); approved the Consent Agenda including multiple ordinances updating the Land Development Code, creating a Department of Economic and Community Vitality, and other municipal code amendments; authorized contracts for sidewalk, asphalt crack repair and emergency streetlight repair; adopted an appropriation for a police substation capital project (Ord 2723); directed a proclamation to the Youth Commission; received an oil and gas monthly update; took no action on emergency SNAP recipient support; and entered an executive session to conduct the City Manager’s annual performance evaluation and set 2026 performance standards.

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Adopted the meeting agenda.
Directed the City Manager to provide a proclamation to the Youth Commission for the boards and commission town hall event (25-264).
No action taken on emergency SNAP recipient support during a federal government shutdown (25-267).
Received the Oil and Gas Monthly Update presented by Libby Tart (Pres 25-062).
Approved the Consent Agenda and related ordinances, including: Ord 2684 (recognition of Great Outdoors Colorado funds, $500,000, Sand Creek Regional Greenway Wetland Destinations), Ord 2688 (adopting the 2025 Land Development Code), Ord 2708 (recognition of DOLA grant $10,025 for police community projects), Ord 2710 (establishing the Parks, Recreation and Golf Commission), Ord 2719 (prohibiting vinyl siding in new construction), Ord 2720 (process for review/approval of preliminary plats), Ord 2727 (create Department of Economic and Community Vitality), Ord 2729 and Ord 2730 (modify quorum requirements for commissions), and Ord 2731 (first amendment to IGA with Buffalo Ridge Metropolitan District for East 120th Avenue expansion).
Adopted Resolution 2025-139 authorizing award of a contract for Core City sidewalk improvement project to Gold Star Concrete, Inc.
Adopted Resolution 2025-144 authorizing award of a contract for asphalt crack repair to Chavez Construction, Inc.
Adopted Resolution 2025-163 ratifying emergency streetlight repair and wire replacement contract along Highway 2 to Morton Electric, Inc.
Adopted Resolution 2025-159 amending the Directory of City Fees and Charges (Section 5: Community Development).
Adopted Res 2025-053 adopting the City’s 2026 budget and providing for the 2025 Commerce City tax levy (vote: 8-1).
Adopted Ordinance 2723 on second reading appropriating unencumbered general fund balance in the amount of $16,300,000 for the Police Substation Capital Construction Project (motion to reduce the amount failed).
Entered an executive session pursuant to C.R.S. Sec. 24-6-402(4)(f)(I) to conduct the City Manager’s yearly performance evaluation and establish 2026 performance standards (25-087).
Meeting adjourned at 10:51 PM; city clerk read titles to all ordinances and resolutions adopted at the meeting.

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