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Votes at a glance: La Plata council approves routine agenda items, appoints Ethics Commission alternate, and votes to enter closed session
Summary
At its March 18 meeting the council approved the agenda and minutes by voice vote, appointed an alternate to the Ethics Commission and voted unanimously in a roll-call to enter a closed session to discuss real-property acquisition.
The La Plata Town Council approved routine procedural motions by voice vote, appointed an alternate to the Ethics Commission and voted in a roll-call to go into closed session to discuss acquisition of real property.
During the opening business the council approved the meeting agenda and accepted minutes from the Feb. 25 regular meeting and the March 11 meeting; those actions were taken by voice vote and the meeting record reports “motion carries” without recorded roll-call tallies. At the end of the meeting the council voted on a motion to go into closed session to discuss a potential real-property acquisition. The closed-session motion was moved by legal counsel and seconded; the clerk called a roll and the recorded votes were Mayor James (Yea), Councilman Winkler (Yea), Councilman Trollinger (Yea) and Councilman Jenkins (Yea). The motion passed.
The council also appointed Chelsea Williams as an alternate member of the Ethics Commission. Councilman Jenkins moved the nomination and Councilman Trollinger seconded; the council approved the appointment by voice vote.
Ending: No ordinances, resolutions or expenditure approvals requiring a roll-call were adopted during the March 18 meeting; council members continued budget review work and scheduled further consideration of the finance committee’s recommendations.
