Blue Building named for mayor, not its color
The first thing one would notice about McMinnville City Hall, which is called the Blue Building located at 211 W. Colville Street, is that it’s not blue. The building was named after former mayor Franklin P. Blue and has a history leading back to the 1800s. Through the years, the Blue building has been several school’s and once was the grand home of Col. E.W. Munford. The building now houses, on the first floor, the city of McMinnville administrative offices with business hours of 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. The offices are as follows:
Water Utility Connection/Billing
Property Taxes
Business Licenses
Accounting
City Recorder and Treasurer
Executive Secretary and Payroll Clerk
Mayor’s Office
City Administrator
Personnel
Municipal Court – Held on Mondays at 4 p.m. in the Council Room
Council Room – Meetings of the Board of Mayor and Aldermen are held the first and third Monday’s of each month at 7 p.m.
Conference Room – Committee meetings are held in this room. General meeting area. All meetings open to the public.
McMinnville Police Department – Housed in the basement with office hours of 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Offices include Chief of Police Joe Melton, secretary’s office, records clerk, municipal court clerk, detectives offices.