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Votes at a glance: Staunton City Council, March 13, 2025
Summary
Council approved the meeting agendas, adopted a zoning code cross-reference amendment, approved the consent agenda, and twice entered and reconvened from closed sessions. Votes were recorded by roll call for each motion.
Staunton City Council recorded the following formal actions and roll-call outcomes during its March 13, 2025 work session and regular meeting.
1) Approval of work session and regular meeting agendas — Motion to approve the work session and regular meeting agendas as presented was moved by Councillor Wood. A roll-call vote recorded "Aye" from Mister Campbell, Miss Woods, Mister Oberholtzer, Miss Park, Mister Shepherd, Vice Mayor Arrowood and Mayor Edwards. Outcome: motion carries.
2) Approval of the consent agenda — A motion to approve the consent agenda as presented was made during the regular meeting. The roll-call recorded all members voting "Aye" (Mister Oberholtzer; Mister Campbell; Mister Sheppard; Miss Woods; Miss Park; Vice Mayor Arrowood; Mayor Edwards). Outcome: motion carries.
3) Adoption of Title 18 zoning amendments — Councilwoman Hussain moved that City Council adopt the ordinance to approve the amendments to Title 18 as recommended by the Planning Commission (public hearing held; no speakers). A roll-call vote recorded unanimous "Aye" from members present. Outcome: ordinance adopted.
4) Closed meeting motions and reconvening — Council entered closed session twice during the meeting. The first closed meeting motion (work session) covered consultation with legal counsel "for legal advice related to land use designations and approvals for a parcel of property fronting on Johnson Street pursuant to Virginia code 2.2-3711(A)(8) and discussion of the performance of the city attorney pursuant to Virginia code 2.2-3711(A)(1)." A roll call recorded unanimous "Aye" and the council reconvened and certified the closed meeting in open session by roll call.
The second closed meeting (regular meeting) covered consultation with legal counsel related to real property ownership pursuant to Virginia code 2.2-3711(A)(8) and discussion of the award of public contracts for engineering and construction services where open discussion would adversely affect the city’s negotiating position. The motion to enter closed session passed on a roll-call vote of all members voting "Aye." The council reconvened and certified the closed meeting in open session by roll call.
All listed roll calls from the record indicate unanimous affirmative votes for motions recorded on the March 13 agenda.
For details: the meeting minutes and video recording provide the full roll-call transcript and statutory citations for each closed-session motion.
