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Council approves consent agenda, bid award and budget transfers; executive session convened
Summary
On the evening's docket the council approved an amended consent agenda, awarded an RFP for recreation management software to ActiveNet, approved a series of budget transfers and convened an executive session to discuss settlements and pending litigation. A motion to table the indemnification ordinance failed and no final vote to adopt that local
The Saratoga Springs City Council took several formal actions during the meeting.
Key votes and motions - Consent agenda: The council moved and seconded a motion to approve the consent agenda as amended (removing one set of minutes). The chair called the vote and the matter passed; no roll-call tallies were provided on the public transcript. - Award of bid: The council voted to award RFP 2025-08 (recreation business management software) to ActiveNet (Active Network) "not to exceed the amount listed in the bid pricing structure," upon the recommendation of recreation and the mayor's office. The motion passed with all recorded voices saying "Aye." (No roll-call tally provided.) - Budget transfers: The finance commissioner presented numerous transfers to cover payroll, overtime and operational shortfalls across departments (examples: DPW overtime, DPS payroll and overtime, finance cover for school taxes, risk and safety self-insurance). The council moved and seconded to approve the transfers; the chair called the vote and it carried with no abstentions reported. - Executive session: The council voted to convene an executive session to discuss the opioid settlement and pending litigation; the chair called the vote and the council entered executive session.
Contested motions - Motion to table Local Law No. 8 (chapter 9, defense representation and indemnification): Commissioner Moran moved to table the ordinance until outside legal review was obtained; the motion to table failed and the council resumed discussion (tally not specified in the transcript).
Notes on tallies and procedure Where the transcript records vocal "Aye"/"Nay" votes but does not provide a roll-call tally, this summary reports outcomes as recorded and notes that specific vote counts were not included in the public transcript.
Ending: The council proceeded to other agenda items following the votes and later reconvened in open session after the executive session; the transcript records that councilors returned to regular business.
