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Votes at a glance: Gonzales City Council actions, Jan. 30, 2025
Summary
Summary of final votes and procedural outcomes from the Jan. 30 Gonzales City Council meeting, including approvals for a downtown event, RFQ authorization for city attorney services, and consent agenda adoption. The recall petition item remained unresolved.
The Gonzales City Council took the following formal actions during its Jan. 30 meeting. This roundup lists motions, movers and outcomes recorded on the meeting record.
Resolution 2025-9 — Summer Throwdown (agenda item 4.1) - Motion: Authorize Gonzales Junior Main Street and Gonzales Main Street Inc. to use Independence Square, the parking lot and designated street closures for the 2025 Summer Throwdown event on May 31, 2025. - Mover: Councilmember Croidler. Second: Councilmember Jordan. - Vote: Adopted by voice vote; council recorded "Aye" and the mayor announced "Motion carries." Outcome: approved.
Consent agenda (items 3.1 through 3.1) - Motion: Approve all consent agenda items as presented. - Mover: Councilmember Croidler. Second: Councilmember Hernandez. - Vote: Adopted by voice vote; mayor announced "Motion carries." Outcome: approved.
Resolution 2025-10 — Authorize RFQ for city attorney services (agenda item 4.2) - Motion: Authorize the city manager to solicit requests for qualifications for city attorney legal services for the City of Gonzales. - Mover: City staff recommended; motion made and seconded in the meeting. - Vote: Second by Councilmember Hernandez; vote recorded "Aye." Outcome: approved.
Ordinance 2025-2 — Special election to consider recall of District 4 council member (agenda item 5.1) - Motion(s): Council held multiple motions to discuss and to consider ordering a May 3, 2025 special election on the recall petition; later a motion was made to reject the order for an election. - Mover(s): Initial motion to discuss by Councilmember Jordan; later motion to reject the order by Councilmember (name recorded as Jordan in motion text). Motions were seconded. - Vote: Council debate produced a tied or split outcome on motions; one motion to reject the order failed. The council subsequently took the matter into closed session under Texas Government Code Sec. 551.071 for legal advice. No final ordinance adopting or cancelling an election was passed on Jan. 30; the item was deferred for further legal review and future consideration.
Procedural notes: The council entered closed session for legal advice on the recall petition and related items; after closed session the mayor reported no action was recommended out of closed session and that the ordinance matter remained open for future meetings.
Ending: Several items passed by the council were routine event permissions and procurement authorizations. The recall petition matter was the only item left unresolved and will return to a future meeting for further legal briefing and potential action.
