Votes at a glance: Lemoore council approves consent items, Tyler fees, investment and cannabis reports

The Lemoore City Council recorded several formal votes on April 15. The council approved the listed consent items, an annual fee for agenda software, the quarterly investment report, and the cannabis revenue report. Summaries and vote tallies follow.

Consent calendar (items 4-1, 4-2, 4-4, 4-5, 4-6, 4-8, 4-9, 4-11, 4-12) Motion: Approve consent calendar items as listed on the agenda (items 4-1, 4-2, 4-4, 4-5, 4-6, 4-8, 4-9, 4-11, 4-12). Mover/Second: Motion by Councilmember Lyons; second by Councilmember Brewster. Outcome: Passed 4–0 (Councilmember Lyons, Councilmember Brewster, Councilmember Cruz and Mayor Matthews voted yes). Notes: Item 4-12 was a letter of support for Strike Fighter Weapons School Pacific; several informational reports were accepted as information only.

Tyler meeting-manager module fee (item 4-3) Motion: Approve recurring annual fee for the Tyler Technologies meeting-manager (agenda) module. Details: City staff described the fee as an annual recurring charge of $33,747. Mover/Second: Motion by Councilmember Brewster; second by Councilmember Cruz. Outcome: Passed 4–0 (Lyons, Brewster, Cruz, Mayor Matthews voted yes). Notes: Staff said the module was the least expensive option from vendor demonstrations and integrates with the city’s existing Tyler systems.

Investment report (item 4-7) Motion: Accept investment report for quarter ending 12/31/2024. Details: Staff said the city had approximately $78,000,000 invested, a weighted yield to maturity of 4.46%, and earned $866,000 in interest during the quarter. Staff reported fiscal-year investment income is on track to increase from $1,100,000 last year to an estimated $3,400,000 this year, driven by changes to the city’s investment partners. Mover/Second: Motion by Councilmember Brewster; second by Councilmember Lyons. Outcome: Passed 4–0. Notes: A member of the public asked whether the report shows fund-by-fund allocation; staff said that internal journal allocations by fund are maintained separately and aren’t shown on the public summary report.

Cannabis revenue report (item 4-10) Motion: Accept cannabis revenue report (information item). Details: Staff explained the city’s budgeted cannabis revenue has been adjusted downward in recent years. The line-item history cited by staff: from an initial expectation of about $1,100,000 the first year, to $750,000, to $550,000, and now a more conservative budgeted figure of $350,000. Staff said they will prepare a cannabis summary showing year-by-year receipts to present at a future meeting. Mover/Second: Motion by Councilmember Brewster; second by Councilmember Crews (per the meeting record). Outcome: Passed 4–0.

All motions noted above were recorded on the April 15, 2025 meeting record as passing with four votes in favor and no recorded opposition.