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Resident warns council about federal "Project 2025" proposals; council retreats to executive session and votes unanimously
Summary
At the March 17 work session resident Martha Jean Schindler urged Woodstock leaders to prepare for federal policy changes she said could affect libraries, benefits and local services. The council then moved into executive session by a 6'0to'0 vote; the council later returned and adjourned with unanimous votes.
A resident urged the Woodstock City Mayor and Council to prepare local safeguards against federal policy changes and budget cuts during the March 17 work session before the council entered executive session and took procedural votes.
Martha Jean Schindler, who identified herself as a Woodstock resident, described a list of federal changes she associated with the so-called "Project 2025" agenda and urged local action to protect libraries, benefits and services. "I'm not here to argue politics. I'm here because I care about this city and the people who live here, and I know you do too," Schindler said. She asked the council to review nondiscrimination policies, work with schools and libraries to secure funding and partner with community organizations on issues such as food insecurity.
After public remarks the council voted to enter executive session. The motion to retreat into executive session was moved by Councilman Johnson, seconded by Councilmember Collins and carried 6 to 0. Council members recessed and later voted to return from executive session on a motion by Councilman Johnson, seconded by Councilman Aik; that motion also carried 6 to 0. The meeting was then adjourned on a motion from Councilman Wolf, seconded by Councilman Johnson; the adjournment motion carried 6 to 0.
City staff noted this was a work session and no formal action was anticipated after the executive session votes.
