City council and planning meetings
Murray City Council and Planning Commission meetings, item by item: what was proposed, what was decided and how members voted. Written from the official agendas, packets and minutes, with links to each.
At a glance
Murray has 5 meetings written up, from August 4, 2026 to October 20, 2026: 5 City Council.
Those meetings recorded 15 counted votes; 0 were not unanimous.
City Council minutes, by year →Murray: utility transfers, electric rates and property tax →
November 2026
Tue, Nov 10 · City Council
Murray council to hold hearings Nov. 10 on Central Station Area Plan and Parkway Golf Course fees
The Murray Municipal Council has noticed two public hearings for Nov. 10 at 6:30 p.m.: one on adopting the Murray Central Station Area Plan as an amendment to the city general plan, and one on an ordinance changing Murray Parkway Golf Course fees in city code section 12.28.030. The full meeting agenda was not yet posted, so this entry covers the hearing notices only.
October 2026
Tue, Oct 20 · City Council
Murray council approves electrical service rate ordinance, 5-0
The Murray City Municipal Council voted 5-0 on Oct. 20 to approve an ordinance amending 11 sections of the city code on electrical service rates, according to the city's official meeting results. The results sheet does not include the new rate tables, an ordinance number or an effective date. The council also confirmed a History Advisory Board reappointment and approved new trustees for the city's deferred compensation plan, both 5-0.
- Electrical service rates ordinance (Sections 15.20.145 to 15.20.250) Approved · 5-0
- Deferred Compensation Plan & Trust trustees (resolution) Approved · 5-0
- Consent: reappointment to the History Advisory Board Approved · 5-0
Tue, Oct 6 · City Council
Murray council approves Chase L. Smith as police chief, 5-0
The Murray City Municipal Council voted 5-0 on Oct. 6 to approve the mayor's appointment of Chase L. Smith as chief of police, according to the city's official meeting results. It also approved 5-0 a proclamation and a resolution honoring retiring Chief Craig D. Burnett, which renames the police training center for him, a fee waiver for a Nov. 11 veterans event and an addendum to a regional computer forensics laboratory agreement. The results do not give a swearing-in date.
- Fee waiver for Constitution Circle in Murray Park, Exchange Club of Murray (public hearing) Approved · 5-0
- Resolution honoring Chief Craig D. Burnett and renaming the police training center Approved · 5-0
- Addendum to the Regional Computer Forensic Laboratory agreement Approved · 5-0
- Appointment of Chase L. Smith as chief of police Approved · 5-0
September 2026
Tue, Sep 15 · City Council
Murray council amends its 2026-27 budget, rolling forward about $35 million in unfinished projects, 5-0, and loosens multi-tenant building signs, 5-0
Murray's Municipal Council voted 5-0 on Sept. 15 to amend the fiscal 2026-27 budget, carrying unused 2025-26 project money back into this year's budget, and 5-0 to allow wall signs on the ground floor of multi-tenant buildings with shared entrances. The meeting ran from 6:35 to 7:24 p.m.
- Murray Municipal Code 17.48.140: signs on multi-tenant buildings Approved · 5-0
- Fiscal year 2026-27 budget amendment Approved · 5-0
- Fire Prevention Week, Oct. 4-10, 2026 Approved · 5-0
August 2026
Tue, Aug 18 · City Council
Murray council adopts storm drainage plan update and a process for classifying new land uses
Murray's council adopted the 2026 Storm Drainage Master Plan Update on Aug. 18 by a 5-0 vote, and separately adopted code changes setting a council process for new or unclassified land uses, also 5-0. This entry covers these two decisions, not every action at the meeting.
- 2026 Storm Drainage Master Plan Update Approved · 5-0
- Ordinance on new land uses and classification requests (Title 17, Chapter 17.76) Approved · 5-0
Tue, Aug 4 · City Council
Murray council approves form-based-code changes and power impact-fee plan and ordinance, each 5-0
Murray's City Council voted 5-0 on Aug. 4 to approve three measures after public hearings at which no one spoke: an amendment to the Murray City Center Form Based Code, the 2026 Power Impact Fee Facilities Plan and Analysis, and an ordinance amending the city code's power impact-fee section. The minutes were approved Sept. 1, 2026. This entry covers the three public hearings, not the whole agenda.