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Victoria council administers oaths, approves consent business and donation resolution; member recuses
Summary
At its first meeting of the year the Victoria City Council administered oaths of office, announced upcoming workshops and a citizens academy, adopted routine consent items and approved a resolution accepting donations; Council member Ivanski recused from the donation vote.
At its first meeting of the year, the Victoria City Council administered oaths of office for newly seated members and approved routine business, including a resolution accepting first-quarter donations for 2022; Council member Ivanski recused from that vote.
City Clerk Claudia Edispold administered oaths of office to Council member Chad Roberts and Council member Christian Patterson during the opening of the meeting. The mayor (name not specified in the meeting record) thanked outgoing Council member Derek Gunderson for his service after his term ended at the close of 2024.
The council announced several upcoming programs and scheduling notes. The council will hold a half-day workshop Friday, Jan. 31, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the recreation center at 8475 Kochia Lane. City Hall will be closed Monday, Jan. 20, in observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. The council also announced the return of a five-week Citizens Academy on Wednesday evenings from April 10 to May 15; Communications and Public Engagement Director Kendra Grama was listed as the contact for more information. The city is recruiting volunteers for open seats on advisory bodies including the Planning Commission, the Parks and Recreation Committee and the Senior Advisory Committee.
On routine business, the council adopted the final meeting agenda by motion and then approved the balance of the consent agenda by a single voice vote. Item 6.9 was pulled from the consent agenda by Council member Ivanski for separate discussion. Ivanski stated, “Mayor, I have a donation that I made to the city in 2024 and to avoid any appearance of impropriety I'm going to recuse from voting on this item.” The motion to approve “the resolution accepting first quarter donations for 2022” was made by Council member Chad Roberts and seconded (second not recorded). The council approved the resolution by voice vote; the meeting record shows the motion carried but does not list individual vote tallies.
The meeting file contains conflicting labels for the pulled item: when Ivanski pulled the item she referred to it as a “fourth quarter donation for 2021,” while the motion recorded and approved in the minutes is titled “resolution accepting first quarter donations for 2022.” Ivanski’s statement also identified the donation year as 2024. Those discrepancies are recorded below in clarifying details and were not resolved during the meeting.
There were no regular-agenda items for deliberation that evening, and the city attorney (identified in the record as Attorney Bose) and staff reported no items for action. The council adjourned and reconvened briefly for the annual meeting of the Economic Development Authority.
Votes at a glance: - Motion to adopt final agenda: approved (voice vote; mover and second not recorded in the transcript). - Motion to adopt balance of consent agenda: approved (voice vote; mover and second not recorded in the transcript). - Resolution accepting donations (item 6.9, recorded as “resolution accepting first quarter donations for 2022”): moved by Council member Chad Roberts; second not named; approved by voice vote; Council member Ivanski recused herself and did not participate in the vote. Tally not specified in the transcript.
