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Amsterdam aldermen schedule Feb. 4 public hearings on notice rules and cannabis/smoke-shop rules
Summary
A panel of Amsterdam aldermen voted to schedule public hearings on two proposed ordinances: one to amend city notice requirements in Chapter 157 and another to revise rules for cannabis-related, tobacco/vape consumption businesses and smoke shops in Chapter 250.
Amsterdam aldermen voted to schedule public hearings on two proposed ordinances to be considered Feb. 4: Ordinance A of 2025, which would amend Chapter 157 of the Amsterdam City Code concerning notice requirements, and Ordinance B of 2025, which would amend Chapter 250 of the Amsterdam City Code governing cannabis-related businesses, tobacco or vape consumption businesses and smoke shops.
The hearings were set during a brief session focused on scheduling. An alderman identified in the transcript as “Jimmy” moved to schedule the hearing for Ordinance A; the motion was recorded as approved by roll call. Aldermen who registered “aye” on the scheduling for Ordinance A include Alderman QuistoMars, Alderman Holliday, Alderman Collins, Alderman Carpenter and Alderman Martisello.
Ordinance A was placed on the Feb. 4 agenda for 5:55 p.m. The ordinance is described in the meeting record as “any ordinance modifying chapter 157, the Amsterdam City Code relating to notice requirements upon the city.” The motion to schedule a hearing for Ordinance B — an ordinance described as modifying chapter 250 regarding cannabis-related businesses, tobacco or vape consumption businesses, and smoke shops — was also approved by roll call and set for Feb. 4 at 5:45 p.m.
The scheduling votes were recorded during the same brief session; the transcript does not record extended debate on the substance of either ordinance or any amendments. No second was explicitly identified in the record for Ordinance A’s scheduling; the record likewise does not identify who moved Ordinance B. The meeting concluded shortly after the scheduling votes with a motion to adjourn.
Both items are now formally scheduled as public hearings; the record lists only the chapter numbers and general subject matter in the meeting excerpt provided. The full texts of Ordinance A and Ordinance B and any staff reports or proposed language were not included in the excerpt and are listed in the meeting record as not specified.
