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Council approves consent calendar, vice mayor appointment and meeting-schedule changes in 5'0'00 votes
Summary
The Riverbank City Council approved the consent calendar, appointed Cindy Fossey as vice mayor, canceled the Nov. 11 meeting and approved council committee appointments; all recorded motions passed by 5-0 roll calls.
The City Council took multiple routine actions by roll call vote, approving the consent calendar and several personnel and schedule items by unanimous votes.
Consent calendar: The council approved the consent calendar, which included waiving additional readings of ordinances and resolutions, approval of minutes for Dec. 10, 2024, authorization for the mayor to attend an out-of-state conference in Washington, D.C., a resolution authorizing the city manager to execute an on-call GIS services contract with the North State Planning and Development Collective, and a resolution amending the City of Riverbank compensation plan for the city clerk salary range. A motion to approve the consent calendar passed by roll call, 5-0.
Vice mayor appointment: The council nominated and appointed Council Member Cindy Fossey as vice mayor for 2025. Fossey accepted the appointment, and the motion to appoint her carried by roll call, 5-0.
Meeting schedule adjustment: The council approved adjustments to the 2025 meeting calendar and specifically moved to cancel the Nov. 11 meeting (Veterans Day) with the option to call a special meeting if needed; that motion passed by roll call, 5-0.
Committee appointments: The council reviewed and confirmed appointments to intergovernmental and internal boards and committees for 2025, including League of California Cities Central Valley Division representation, Stancog Policy Board, Stanislaus Homeless Alliance Board (SHAW) primary and alternate, and others. The council also directed removal of two inactive items from the annual list (the Santa Clara County Workforce Development Board interest-group email list and the Lower Stanislaus River Trail Improvement Plan Committee) and approved internal committee appointments such as the Budget Advisory Committee and Friends of Riverbank City Parks. The list of appointments was approved by roll call, 5-0.
All recorded motions passed unanimously with roll-call votes recorded as 5-0.
