The presiding officer read the second reading of Ordinance 04-2025, an ordinance described as authorizing the Regional Income Tax Authority (RITA) to withhold a fee for subpoenas issued to residents for tax-collection purposes and appointing Shiva Stevens Knott as the city’s delegate to RITA. The item was presented during the council meeting but was not adopted.

Council members were told the ordinance was at second reading. A member moved, “I make a motion that we skip the third reading,” but the motion was withdrawn after another member noted that skipping a third reading requires six members. The ordinance remained at second reading at the time the meeting was adjourned.

Why it matters: If adopted, the ordinance would change how the city’s tax collection authority interacts with RITA and would formalize the city’s delegate to that regional tax agency, which could affect how tax subpoenas and related fees are processed. The council did not take a final vote or adopt the ordinance during this session.

Details: The ordinance was identified in the agenda as 04-2025 and the RITA delegation name listed in the text was Shiva Stevens Knott. The motion to skip the third reading was made and later withdrawn; no substitute motion or vote on the ordinance was completed. Two council members (identified elsewhere in the meeting as absent) were not present during this portion of the session, and a member observed that waiving the third reading requires six members.

No financial figures, adoption timeline, or implementation steps for the ordinance were provided in the meeting record. The council adjourned before further action on this ordinance could occur.