Votes at a glance: Rio Grande City commission actions on Jan. 31, 2025

The Rio Grande City commission took the following formal actions at its Jan. 31, 2025 meeting. Items are listed with the agenda reference where available and the action outcome as recorded on the meeting record.

- Consent items (Item 2 a-f): Approved (minutes and board actions from Nov. 12, Nov. 19, Dec. 3, Dec. 17 and Planning & Zoning minutes). Motion approved by voice vote.

- Travel requests and training approvals (part of Consent): Approved (police training and other staff travel requests).

- Ordinance (4a) Medina Electric franchise: Approved to increase franchise fee by 2% (see separate article). Outcome: approved.

- Ordinance (4b) Regulating private use of the name "Rio Grande City": First reading approved; item will return for second reading with amendments as needed. Outcome: first reading approved.

- Kelsey Bass Museum bylaws (Resolution 5a): Approved with amendments. The commission asked legal staff to add explicit removal language allowing the commission to remove advisory-board members by majority vote and clarified the board's advisory role relative to department directors. Outcome: approved with amendment.

- Resolution 2025-02 Operation Stone Garden Grant (5c): Approved; police department to apply for/accept an award cited in the meeting as $290,025 for overtime/border security grant. Outcome: approved.

- Resolution to open a bank…