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Evanston council approves routine agenda items and authorizes handgun sale to former officer
Summary
At its March 4 meeting the Evanston City Council approved the agenda, minutes, bills and a revenue report by voice vote and authorized the sale of a department handgun to a former officer; votes were taken by voice and no roll-call tallies were recorded in the transcript.
The Evanston City Council handled routine business and one personnel-related disposition at its March 4 meeting.
The council approved the meeting agenda and the minutes for its Feb. 18 session, accepted the city’s warrant/bills and approved the November revenue and expenditure report by voice vote.
On a separate item, the council voted to authorize the sale of a handgun previously assigned to a retiring officer; the police chief said the department had set the firearm aside as surplus after the officer left the department and that selling such firearms to former officers has been done in the past. A motion to authorize the sale was made, seconded and carried by voice vote; no roll-call vote or individual tallies were included in the transcript.
Ending: The council completed the listed business items and adjourned; no other formal votes or final actions were recorded on new ordinances or resolutions at this meeting.
