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Votes at a glance: council action items from April 15, 2025 meeting
Summary
The Clifton Municipal Council considered ordinances, contracts and routine items; this roundup lists recorded votes and next steps on several matters the council addressed with little or no discussion.
At its April 15 meeting the Clifton Municipal Council took a series of largely procedural votes on ordinances, contracts and procurement. Below are the notable actions the council recorded in open session, summarized for quick reference.
Key votes and outcomes
- Ordinance 7986 (first reading): Amendment to Chapter 3.75 (sewer user charges). Vote: recorded 6 yes, 1 no on first reading. (First reading only; further hearings required.)
- Ordinance 7987 (first reading): Adds supervisory titles/compensation for senior citizen outreach/referral program. Vote: recorded as carried by council (unanimous on first reading). (First reading; final adoption still pending.)
- Ordinance 7988 (first reading): Adds public works miscellaneous equipment rental fees (first reading motion carried; fees subsequently discussed in follow-up agenda work). (First reading; text to be published and returned for later vote.)
- Resolution: Appointment of interim city manager (Gary DeMarzo). Motion carried; see separate article for details.
- Contracts and procurements: Council approved routine procurement items and awards where staff certified funds were available. Several items were tabled or held for closed-session review where objections or pending claims were noted (for example: Clifton City Hall campus watermain extension and related contracts were held for further discussion in executive session because an apparent low-bidder objection had been filed).
- Budget/Professional services: The council considered a $12,500 contract with Phoenix Advisors for budget analysis; members disagreed about outsourcing given a pending shortfall. (Result: motion failed on a recorded vote.)
- Other approvals: The council approved a variety of smaller operational items (equipment rentals, repairs to restrooms, procurement awards, tax-exempt veteran filings and community festival items) during the business portion of the meeting. Several items were moved in a grouped vote; members asked staff to provide clearer line-item funding sources in future packets.
What’s next: Several items passed on first readings and will return for final adoption (ordinances). Items held for closed-session consideration will be returned after the council’s confidential discussions; the council also directed staff to return a clarified capital/funding schedule for several capital items that were discussed without a clear funding certification.
