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Ordinances and resolutions, 2024 to 2026

On this page (4 sections)
  1. Ordinances
  2. Resolutions
  3. How to check one yourself
  4. Sources cited on this page

An ordinance is a local law; it usually needs two readings. A resolution is a decision or policy the Council adopts in one vote. Here is every one we found, in plain words.

Key takeaways

  • The city's own lists stop at 2025 (ordinances) and 2022 (resolutions). The rest here comes from council minutes Verified12.
  • Newest: Ordinance 282-26 (EV charger permits) had only its first reading, on Oct 21, 2026 Verified3.
  • The number 278-26 was used for two different ordinances Verified43.
  • Oct 21, 2026 results are from our video notes and unofficial until minutes Verified5.

Look up fees in the fees tracker. Look up land-use rules in Planning basics.

Ordinances

Lessons: State and city: ordinancesArt. XI §7: city police power

Ordinances 2024 to 2026 (27 rows)Number, date adopted, what it does, and the record

"Adopted" means the second reading, when the Council passed it into law. "PDF" is the signed copy on the city's Ordinances page. "Minutes" points to the page of the packet holding the approved minutes.

No. Adopted What it does Record
256-24 Feb 21, 2024 Updates the flood damage prevention rules (ch. 15.30). Not posted by the city; date from the code's history notes Unverified6
257-24 May 15, 2024 Removes the old Redevelopment Agency chapter (2.26). PDF Verified1
258-24 May 15, 2024 Sets the grounds for removing Planning and Parks commissioners. PDF Verified1
259-24 May 15, 2024 Defines "collector" in the business license chapter (5.04.020). PDF Verified1
260-24 May 15, 2024 Updates the list of no-parking streets (10.32.100). PDF Verified1
261-24 Sep 18, 2024 Changes business license definitions and exemptions (ch. 5.04). Not posted by the city; date from the code's history notes Unverified6
262-24 Oct 16, 2024 Sets rules for mobile food trucks. PDF Verified1
263-24 Oct 16, 2024 Allows metal roofs in residential zones. PDF Verified1
264-24 Dec 11, 2024 Allows taller public assembly buildings in the C-S zone. Not posted by the city; minutes, p. 8 · 5 ayes Verified7
265-24 Jan 15, 2025 Updates the rules for ADUs and junior ADUs (17.01.050.12). PDF · minutes, p. 7 · 4-0 Verified18
266-25 Apr 16, 2025 Amends the General Plan and rezones two sites for an EV and low-carbon fuels travel center. PDF · minutes, p. 9 · 5-0 Verified19
267-25 Apr 16, 2025 Updates the commercial use table for truck stops and auto services (17.01.040.4). PDF · minutes, p. 9 · 5-0 Verified19
268-25 Apr 16, 2025 Updates the designated truck routes (10.40.040). PDF · minutes, p. 10 · 5-0 Verified19
269-25 Apr 16, 2025 Changes the Highway Overlay District rules. PDF · minutes, p. 10 · 5-0 Verified19
270-25 May 21, 2025 Replaces the sewer use chapter (13.08). PDF · minutes, p. 48 · 5-0 Verified110
271-25 Sep 17, 2025 Raises the duplex height limit to 32 feet, the same as a two-story home. Minutes, p. 16 · 5-0 Verified11
272-25 Sep 17, 2025 Sets penalties for late business license tax. Minutes, p. 17 · 5-0 Verified11
273-25 Sep 17, 2025 Changes the backyard chicken rules (6.48.010, 6.48.020; adds 6.48.015). Minutes, p. 17 · 3-2 Verified11
274-25 Oct 15, 2025 Adopts the 2025 California Building Standards Code. Minutes, p. 6 · 4-0 Verified12
275-25 Dec 10, 2025 Allows fire stations in the Business Park zone. Minutes, p. 15 · 5-0 Verified13
276-25 Dec 10, 2025 Renames the City Administrator the City Manager. Minutes, p. 15 · 4-1 Verified13
277-25 Dec 10, 2025 Sets up Community Choice Aggregation for electricity, through Pioneer Community Energy. Minutes, p. 16 · 5-0 Verified13
278-26 (noise) Aug 19, 2026 Lets the city recover its costs when police respond again and again to the same noise or disturbance (new ch. 9.15). Minutes, p. 55 · 5-0 Verified4
279-26 Aug 19, 2026 Sets rules for burglar and other alarm systems (new ch. 9.19). Minutes, p. 56 · 5-0 Verified4
278-26 (ADUs) Sep 16, 2026 Allows two ADUs on a lot when there is enough open space. Minutes, p. 51 · consent, 5-0 Verified3
280-26 Sep 16, 2026 Requires signs to be kept up and abandoned signs to be removed (17.11.140.12). Minutes, p. 51 · consent, 5-0 Verified3
282-26 Not yet (first reading Oct 21, 2026) Streamlines permits for EV charging stations (new ch. 15.33). Agenda, p. 2 Verified3 · first reading 4-1 per our video notes Verified5
Gaps and oddities in the ordinance recordNumbers used twice, missing numbers, unclear votes
  • The number 278-26 was used twice. In the city's own minutes, the noise ordinance adopted Aug 19, 2026 and the ADU ordinance adopted Sep 16, 2026 both carry it Verified43. Ask the City Clerk which number is final before you cite either one.
  • 281 is missing. We found no Ordinance 281-26 in any posted packet.
  • Unposted 2024 ordinances. 256-24, 261-24 and 264-24 are not on the city's Ordinances page Verified1. We know of 256-24 and 261-24 only from the code's history notes, a third-party copy Unverified6.
  • An unclear vote. For 274-25, the minutes show the introduction vote as "5-1", which can't happen on a five-member council. The adoption vote was 4-0 Verified12.
  • Where the code text lives. The adopted text goes into the Williams Municipal Code. Municode is the official host, but it blocks automated readers. See the Municode note on Reference.

Resolutions

Lessons: State and city: ordinancesArt. XI §7: city police power

Resolutions, December 2024 to October 2026From council minutes; the city has not posted these on its Resolutions page

Our list starts in December 2024 because the city's agenda page posts packets only from January 2025 on Verified14. Unless noted, the link points to the approved minutes.

No. Date What it does Record
24-16 Dec 11, 2024 Declares the results of the Nov 5, 2024 election. Minutes, p. 7 · 5-0 Verified7
25-01 Jan 15, 2025 Sets the FY2024-25 spending limit (Gann limit). Minutes, p. 8 · 4-0 Verified8
25-03 Mar 19, 2025 Adopts the Colusa County Local Hazard Mitigation Plan. Minutes, p. 14 · 5-0 Verified15
25-04 May 21, 2025 Approves the SB 1 road project list. Minutes, p. 41 · consent, 5-0 Verified10
25-05 May 21, 2025 Sets fees for waste discharge permits and inspections. Minutes, p. 49 · 5-0 Verified10
25-06 May 21, 2025 Starts the yearly Landscaping and Lighting District 97-1 assessment process. Minutes, p. 50 · recorded as "3-0" with one no vote listed Verified10
25-07 May 21, 2025 Sets the FY2025-26 special tax for Community Facilities District 2023-1. Minutes, p. 50 · 5 ayes Verified10
25-08 Jun 18, 2025 Levies the FY2025-26 Landscaping and Lighting District 97-1 assessment. Minutes, p. 11 · 4-1 Verified16
25-09 Jun 18, 2025 Puts unpaid Recology garbage bills on the property tax roll. Minutes, p. 12 · 5-0 Verified16
25-10 Aug 20, 2025 Censures Council Member John J. Troughton Jr. Minutes, p. 12 · 4-1 Verified11
25-11 Sep 17, 2025 A second censure resolution with the same title. Minutes, p. 23 · 4-1 Verified11
25-12 Oct 15, 2025 Sets the FY2025-26 Gann limit. Minutes, p. 6 · 4 ayes, 1 absent Verified12
25-13 Oct 15, 2025 Updates who can sign city checks. Minutes, p. 7 · 4-0 Verified12
25-14 Nov 19, 2025 Water and sewer increase. The hearing was continued to Jan 21, 2026, and the increase passed then as 26-01. Minutes, p. 6 Verified13
25-15 Nov 19, 2025 Updates building and business license user fees. Minutes, p. 8 · 5-0 Verified13
25-16 Nov 19, 2025 Joins Pioneer Community Energy and its joint powers authority. Minutes, p. 10 · 5 ayes Verified13
26-01 Jan 21, 2026 Raises water and sewer rates every Feb 1 from 2026 to 2030. PDF · minutes, p. 10 · 5-0 Verified1718
26-02 Jan 21, 2026 Gives signing authority for the new well and pipeline project. Minutes, p. 11 · 5-0 Verified18
26-03 Feb 18, 2026 Applies for a Clean Water State Revolving Fund loan or grant. Minutes, p. 15 · 5-0 Verified19
26-04 Feb 18, 2026 Makes "City Manager" and "City Administrator" interchangeable titles. Minutes, p. 16 · 5-0 Verified19
26-05 Mar 18, 2026 Updates who can sign city checks. Minutes, p. 17 · 5-0 Verified20
26-06 Mar 18, 2026 Gives signing authority for the new well project. Minutes, p. 17 · 5-0 Verified20
26-07 Mar 18, 2026 Names Bennett Engineering as City Engineer. Minutes, p. 18 · 5-0 Verified20
26-08 May 20, 2026 Approves the SB 1 road project list. Minutes, p. 12 · 5-0 Verified21
26-09, 26-10 May 20, 2026 Caltrans agreements and a right-of-way certification. Minutes, p. 15 · 5-0 Verified21
26-11 May 20, 2026 Applies for a federal Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) grant. Minutes, p. 15 · 5-0 Verified21
26-12 May 20, 2026 Starts the Landscaping and Lighting District 97-1 levy process. Minutes, p. 18 · 4-1 Verified21
26-13 May 20, 2026 Levies the FY2026-27 special tax for Community Facilities District 2023-1. Minutes, p. 18 · 5-0 Verified21
26-14 May 20, 2026 Calls the Nov 3, 2026 election for three council seats and treasurer. Minutes, p. 19 · 5-0 Verified21
26-15 May 21, 2026 (special) Declares a local emergency to repair Well 10, allowing up to $205,000 in emergency purchasing. Minutes, p. 21 · 5-0 Verified21
26-16 Jun 17, 2026 Honors Granzella's for 50 years in business. Minutes, p. 9 · 4-0 Verified22
26-17 Jun 17, 2026 Puts unpaid Recology garbage bills on the property tax roll. Minutes, p. 11 · 4-0 Verified22
26-18 Jun 17, 2026 Landscaping and Lighting District 97-1 levy. Failed, 2-2. Minutes, p. 12 Verified22
26-19 Jul 15, 2026 Landscaping and Lighting District 97-1 levy, passed at the continued hearing. Minutes, p. 79 · 4-1 Verified23
(not stated) Jul 15, 2026 Puts a citizen fire-protection initiative on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot, plus related resolutions. Minutes, p. 81 · 5-0 Verified23
26-23 Aug 19, 2026 Sets police, public works and facility rental fees. Minutes, p. 54 · 5-0 Verified4
26-24 Aug 19, 2026 Sets the FY2026-27 Gann limit. Minutes, p. 55 · 5-0 Verified4
26-25 Aug 19, 2026 Ends the Well 10 emergency. Minutes, p. 55 · 5-0 Verified4
26-26 Aug 19, 2026 Rejects a bid protest and awards the E Street Complete Streets project to Teichert (base bid $8,894,068). Minutes, p. 57 · 5-0 Verified4
26-27 Aug 19, 2026 Awards the Old Bowling Alley remodel ($878,783) and sets a CDBG loan plan to pay for it. Minutes, p. 61 · 5-0 Verified4
26-28 Sep 16, 2026 Accepts a Caltrans Active Transportation Program agreement for E Street Complete Streets ($9,141,000). Minutes, p. 51 · consent, 5-0 Verified3
26-29 Sep 16, 2026 Accepts a Caltrans agreement for the non-construction part of E Street Complete Streets ($200,000). Minutes, p. 52 · consent, 5-0 Verified3
26-30 Sep 16, 2026 A one-time utility payment arrangement. Tabled, 5-0. Minutes, p. 52 Verified3
26-31 Sep 16, 2026 Hires Webster Engineering to manage E Street construction. Minutes, p. 55 · 5-0 Verified3
26-32 Sep 16, 2026 Awards a wastewater collection contract to Ranger Pipelines ($3,608,377, grant-funded). Minutes, p. 56 · 5-0 Verified3
26-33 Sep 16, 2026 Approves an agreement (MOU) with Colusa County to use REAP 2.0 grant funds. Minutes, p. 58 · 5-0 Verified3
October 21, 2026: from our notes of the meeting videoUnofficial until the Council approves the minutes

These outcomes come from our notes of the official meeting video, not from minutes Verified5. The resolution numbers and dollar amounts come from the agenda packet Verified3.

No. What it does Outcome (video notes)
26-34 Authorizes the city to take part in the federal FY2024 cybersecurity grant. Approved on consent
26-35 Names the City Manager as the city's representative for the water manganese project. Approved on consent
26-36 Joins the CalMuni public finance authority as a non-voting member. Approved on consent
26-37 Awards a highway safety (HSIP) project to St. Francis Electric: $287,107, capped at $315,818. 5-0
26-38 Awards HSIP pedestrian improvements to FBD Vanguard Construction: $258,974, capped at $284,871.40. Unanimous
26-39 Awards E Street water and sewer work to Tungsten Engineering Contractors: $1,472,074, capped at $1,619,281. Unanimous
26-40 Raises building and business license fees by inflation (CPI). Details are in the fees tracker. 5-0
What we could not findAsk the City Clerk for these
  • Resolutions 24-01 to 24-15. The city has not posted 2024 packets or 2024 resolutions Verified142.
  • Resolution 25-02. No posted minutes mention it.
  • Resolutions 26-20 to 26-22. The Jul 15, 2026 minutes approve the ballot-measure resolutions without giving their numbers Verified23.
  • Anything from the Apr 15, 2026 meeting. We found no minutes for it in the posted packets.

You can ask the City Clerk for copies under the Public Records Act.

How to check one yourself

Open the "Record" link. Minutes in a packet are approved one meeting later, so the Sep 16 minutes appear in the Oct 21 packet. Most packets are scans, and we read them with text recognition (OCR), so check the page itself before you quote it. This is unofficial education, not legal advice. For how we label claims, see Reference.

Sources cited on this page

  1. Ordinances page (City of Williams; official; accessed 2026-10-23) Lists ordinance PDFs up to Ordinance 270-25. Ordinances 253 to 256, 261 and 264 are not listed, and nothing newer than 270-25 is posted there. The posted PDFs are scans; we read them with OCR. ↗
  2. Resolutions page (City of Williams; official; accessed 2026-10-23) The newest resolution posted is 2022-14. Resolutions from 2023 on are not posted there; this site takes them from council minutes in the agenda packets. ↗
  3. City Council agenda packet, October 21, 2026 (City of Williams; official; accessed 2026-10-16) Agenda in English and Spanish, public comment instructions (item D), and the first reading of Ordinance 282-26 (item 5), among other items. ↗
  4. City Council agenda packet, September 16, 2026 (file named "Packet 9.10.26") (City of Williams; official; accessed 2026-10-23) Holds the August 19, 2026 minutes (Resolutions 26-23 to 26-27; Ordinances 278-26 on noise and 279-26 adopted) and the audited financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2025 (General Fund budget-to-actual on PDF page 207; management discussion on PDF pages 149 to 151). Text layer. ↗
  5. City Council meeting video, October 21, 2026 (AV Capture All) (City of Williams (hosted by AV Capture All); official; accessed 2026-10-22) Official recording of the meeting. Vote results on this site are transcribed from it with timestamps (video time; 00:01:40 = 6:00 PM call to order). They are unofficial until the Council approves the minutes. ↗
  6. Williams Municipal Code mirror (GoCodebook, 2026-10 edition) (GoCodebook (third-party); unofficial / third-party; accessed 2026-10-16) Third-party mirror, not the official codification. Quotes should be checked against Municode or the City Clerk. ↗
  7. City Council agenda packet, January 15, 2025 (City of Williams; official; accessed 2026-10-23) Holds the approved-draft minutes of the December 11, 2024 meeting (Resolution 24-16; adoption of Ordinance 264-24). Scanned; we read it with OCR and checked the lines we use. ↗
  8. City Council agenda packet, February 19, 2025 (City of Williams; official; accessed 2026-10-23) Holds the January 15, 2025 minutes (Ordinance 265-24 adopted; Resolution 25-01). Scanned; read with OCR. ↗
  9. City Council agenda packet, May 21, 2025 (City of Williams; official; accessed 2026-10-23) Holds the April 16, 2025 minutes (Ordinances 266-25 to 269-25 adopted). Scanned; read with OCR. ↗
  10. City Council agenda packet, July 16, 2025 (City of Williams; official; accessed 2026-10-23) Holds the May 21, 2025 minutes (Ordinance 270-25 adopted; Resolutions 25-04 to 25-07) and the preliminary two-year budget staff report. Scanned; read with OCR. ↗
  11. City Council agenda packet, October 15, 2025 (City of Williams; official; accessed 2026-10-23) Holds the August 20 and September 17, 2025 minutes (Ordinances 271-25 to 274-25; Resolutions 25-10 and 25-11). Scanned; read with OCR. ↗
  12. City Council agenda packet, November 19, 2025 (City of Williams; official; accessed 2026-10-23) Holds the October 15, 2025 minutes (Ordinance 274-25 adopted; Resolutions 25-12 and 25-13). Scanned; read with OCR. ↗
  13. City Council agenda packet, January 21, 2026 (City of Williams; official; accessed 2026-10-23) Holds the November 19 and December 10, 2025 minutes (Resolutions 25-14 to 25-16; Ordinances 275-25 to 277-25). Scanned; read with OCR. ↗
  14. City Council agendas and minutes (official index) (City of Williams; official; accessed 2026-11-09) Dynamic page; packets are linked PDFs. Many older packets are scanned images without searchable text. ↗
  15. City Council agenda packet, April 16, 2025 (City of Williams; official; accessed 2026-10-23) Holds the March 19, 2025 minutes (first readings of Ordinances 266-25 to 270-25; Resolution 25-03). Scanned; read with OCR. ↗
  16. City Council agenda packet, August 20, 2025 (revised) (City of Williams; official; accessed 2026-10-23) Holds the June 18, 2025 minutes (Resolutions 25-08 and 25-09). Scanned; read with OCR. ↗
  17. Resolution 26-01 (water and sewer service fee increase), signed copy (City of Williams; official; accessed 2026-10-23) Passed January 21, 2026 after a Proposition 218 hearing continued from November 19, 2025. Scanned; read with OCR. ↗
  18. City Council agenda packet, February 18, 2026 (City of Williams; official; accessed 2026-10-23) Holds the January 21, 2026 minutes (Resolutions 26-01 and 26-02). Scanned; read with OCR. ↗
  19. City Council agenda packet, March 18, 2026 (City of Williams; official; accessed 2026-10-23) Holds the February 18, 2026 minutes (Resolutions 26-03 and 26-04). Scanned; read with OCR. ↗
  20. City Council agenda packet, April 15, 2026 (City of Williams; official; accessed 2026-10-23) Holds the March 18, 2026 minutes (Resolutions 26-05 to 26-07). Scanned; read with OCR. ↗
  21. City Council agenda packet, June 17, 2026 (City of Williams; official; accessed 2026-10-23) Holds the May 20 and May 21, 2026 minutes (Resolutions 26-08 to 26-15). Scanned; read with OCR. ↗
  22. City Council agenda packet, July 15, 2026 (City of Williams; official; accessed 2026-10-23) Holds the June 17, 2026 minutes (Resolutions 26-16 to 26-18; first reading of the ADU Ordinance 278-26). Scanned; read with OCR. Also holds the staff report and resolution for the fire prevention special sales tax petition placed on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot (PDF pages 36 to 45). ↗
  23. City Council agenda packet, August 19, 2026 (City of Williams; official; accessed 2026-10-23) Holds the July 15, 2026 minutes (Resolution 26-19; first readings of the noise Ordinance 278-26 and Ordinance 279-26) and the text of Resolution 26-23 with its fee tables (PDF pages 38 to 40). Scanned; read with OCR, fee tables checked by eye. ↗

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