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Votes at a glance: outcomes from Burlington City Council meeting, Jan. 13, 2025
Summary
Summary of formal votes at the Jan. 13 meeting: motions to change the agenda, executive sessions, the UVM proclamation and the interfund loan for Flynn Ave. are included with roll-call results where available.
This at‑a‑glance lists recorded formal motions and the meeting outcomes during the Burlington City Council meeting on Jan. 13, 2025.
- Motion to amend the agenda (remove executive session item 2.2 and move resolution 10.4): failed (2/3 required). Recorded roll call: 5 ayes, 6 nays. - Motion to adopt the agenda as amended (remove item 2.2): passed unanimously. - Motion (finding) to go into executive session to receive confidential attorney-client communications and discuss probable/pending litigation: passed unanimously; motion to go into executive session carried and council entered executive session at 6:19 p.m. - Resolution honoring University of Vermont men’s soccer NCAA championship (01/26/2025 proclaimed UVM Men’s Soccer Team Day): motion passed unanimously. - Interfund loan for DPW (201 Flynn Avenue purchase/fit-up) — authorization passed (roll-call recorded; motion carried unanimously per meeting record). - Motion to postpone item 10.7 to the council’s next meeting: passed unanimously. - Appointment vote for an open police-commission seat (term to 06/30/2026): nomination of Kevin Garrison Jr. did not reach the required majority (7 votes); nomination did not prevail; position remains open and will be re-advertised.
Several procedural motions to suspend rules to take up different items were offered during the meeting; some failed to reach the required two‑thirds threshold on roll calls. When required by the council rules, staff called roll to confirm 2/3 thresholds; attachments and meeting minutes list full roll-call tallies.
