Votes at a glance: Peabody City Council, Feb. 13, 2025

The Peabody City Council took the following formal actions on Feb. 13, 2025. Most votes recorded on the docket passed unanimously (11–0). Items listed reflect motions made on the floor; the council used roll-call voting throughout the meeting.

Key items: • Approval of minutes (roll-call approval, 11–0). • Transfer and approval of Class 2 motor vehicle license to Auto Factory, 288 Newbury Street (see separate article). • Special permit and license approvals received and referred under suspension of the rules: New Hampshire Signs (151 Newbury Street) special permit; dog training and boarding facility special permit; various transfer/renewal applications (entertainment licenses, utility contractor licenses, taxi renewal). All motions carried 11–0. • Committee referrals: multiple items were referred to finance, municipal safety, industrial & community development, legal affairs, public services, and other committees as listed on the agenda. • Acceptance of late correspondence from Republic Services and referral to the Public Services Committee (motion carried 11–0). • Motion to receive and refer appointments to a later date (motion carried 11–0). • Motion to receive and adopt as advertised the $25,000,000 loan order for land acquisition (see separate article) — adopted 11–0.

Votes related to committee actions and procedural items (advertise, receive, refer, renew) dominated the docket; no contested roll-call defeats were recorded in the meeting transcript. Individual roll-call results are recorded in the council minutes and the clerk’s roll-call statements.