Votes at a glance: Maywood approves distracted driving prevention contract; consent items advanced

The Maywood City Council approved a professional services agreement to implement a distracted-driving prevention and education program and approved the consent calendar during its April 23 regular meeting.

Motion and vote: The council awarded a professional services agreement for a distracted-driving prevention and education program to the selected vendor in an amount to exceed $77,165 and appropriated $21,165 from the general fund to implement the program. The motion passed by a 5-0 vote; the transcript records the vote as "Motion carries five-zero." Individual roll-call votes by member name were not specified in the meeting transcript.

Consent calendar: Councilmembers moved and seconded approval of consent calendar items 1 through 5 earlier in the meeting. The transcript shows a motion to approve items 1–5 and a second; the record in the transcript does not list item-level details or a roll-call breakdown. Where the transcript does not specify additional information, details are recorded as "not specified."

Contract details and budget note: Staff presentation during consent described the distracted-driving prevention program as a traffic-safety initiative intended to address cellphone use, seat-belt compliance and intersection behavior. The contract amount to be awarded was described as exceeding $77,165 and the council approved an appropriation of $21,165 from the general fund to support the program.

Outcome: The distracted-driving contract and the consent calendar items moved forward with council approval. The council recorded the motion as passing unanimously; the transcript does not show recorded individual yes/no votes by member name.