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Votes at a glance: Council approves consent items, winter parking ban second reading and warns caucus for vacant Ward 2 seat
Summary
At its Jan. 7 meeting the Barre City Council approved the consent agenda (minutes and warrants), approved a Bond Bank authorization representatives form, completed a second reading and approval of Ordinance 2024-3 (winter parking ban) and declared a Ward 2 council seat vacant and warned a Feb. 13 caucus to elect a replacement.
The Barre City Council approved several items by voice vote and completed a second reading of an ordinance at its Jan. 7 meeting.
On the consent agenda the council approved the minutes of Dec. 30, 2024, authorized Bond Bank representatives as described in the manager's emailed memorandum, and approved city warrants for the week of Jan. 8, 2025. Each consent-item motion was moved, seconded and approved by voice vote; councilors signified approval by saying "aye," and the mayor declared the motions carried.
The council held a second warned reading and then adopted Ordinance 2024‑3, the winter parking ban. After the hearing was closed, a councilor moved and seconded the ordinance for adoption; the motion carried on a voice vote.
The council also voted to declare vacant the Ward 2 council seat held by Councillor Wozniak (seat vacancy effective 11:59 p.m. on Dec. 31, 2024) and approved the warning for a Feb. 13, 2025 caucus to elect a replacement from Ward 2. The motion to declare the seat vacant and to warn the caucus was moved, seconded and approved by voice vote.
What this means: minutes and warrants are routine administrative approvals. The winter parking ban ordinance will govern winter parking rules until amended. The caucus warning sets the schedule for voters in Ward 2 to elect a new councilor.
Ending: The council conducted these votes without a roll-call tally recorded in the public audio transcript; the mayor announced the motions carried and proceedings moved on to committee items and public works reports.
