Council suspends rules and unanimously approves budget amendment

The City of Jasper City Council used unanimous-consent procedures to consider and approve a budget amendment during the meeting. Miss Chambliss presented the item and asked the council to "suspend the rules and unanimous consent be given for immediate consideration of the action on the said budget amendment." A motion to approve immediate consideration carried unanimously. The council subsequently took a motion and then voted unanimously to finally approve the budget amendment. The council recorded the action as approved by unanimous voice vote. No financial amounts, fund lines or department allocations were stated on the public record during the discussion. Because the transcript did not include specifics about the amendment's dollar amounts or affected budget lines, staff will need to publish or provide the budget amendment document for public inspection or follow-up if details are required.