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Votes at a glance: council approves bookmobile cap, LB 840 update, budget and other routine items
Summary
The council approved a package of routine actions including setting a $47,000 ACE fund cap for a bookmobile replacement, updating the LB 840 plan, approving the monthly budget and claims, and moving into closed session for personnel.
At the meeting the council took several formal votes on routine and policy items.
- Bookmobile replacement funding cap: Motion to authorize up to $47,000 from ACE funds to make up the difference for a replacement bookmobile; motion made and seconded and carried. (See separate article for discussion and public comment.)
- LB 840 plan amendment: Motion to remove the paragraph limiting the portion of LB 840 revenue that could be used for retail trade, consistent with a state legislative amendment; motion carried. (Staff will post the updated plan to the city website.)
- Budget approval: The council moved to approve the budget for the period presented; a motion and second were recorded and the item carried.
- Claims approval: Council reviewed and approved the presented claims after a motion and second.
- Excuse absent member: Early in the meeting a motion to excuse Councilmember Brad was made and seconded and carried.
- Closed session: At the end of the meeting the council moved into closed session for personnel matters after a motion and second.
The meeting transcript records these actions and council members' listed voices during roll calls; specific vote tallies by named member are not consistently recorded in the transcript for every item. Where a mover or seconder was identified in the transcript, that is noted in individual item write-ups elsewhere in the packet.
