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Richmond City Council moves Ordinance 2025-226 to Oct. 14 agenda after rule suspension
Summary
At a special meeting, the Richmond City Council voted to suspend Rule 6(b)(1) and remove Ordinance 2025-226 from the Finance and Economic Development committee agenda so the full council can consider it on Oct. 14; six members voted in favor and three members were absent.
The Richmond City Council voted during a special meeting to suspend Rule 6(b)(1) of its rules of procedure and move Ordinance 2025-226 from the Finance and Economic Development standing committee agenda to the council’s Oct. 14 formal meeting agenda for consideration.
The motion to suspend the rule and reassign the ordinance was made by an unidentified council member and seconded; the motion passed on a roll call in which six members voted yes and three councilors were absent, producing a sufficient quorum for action.
Council members who voted in favor were Council member Bridal; Council member Gibson; Council member Jones; Council member Trammell; Vice President Jurden; and Council President Newbill. Councilors Robertson, Lynch and Aberbacher were absent, a clerk’s announcement at the start of the meeting said.
"That motion has been approved and ordinance 20 25 2 2 6 will be before you again on October 14 for consideration," the clerk said after the vote.
The motion specifically suspended Rule 6(b)(1) of the council’s rules of procedure and removed "ordinance number 20 25 dash 2 2 6" from the Finance and Economic Development standing committee’s Oct. 15, 2025 agenda and placed the ordinance on the council’s Oct. 14, 2025 formal meeting agenda. The council then proceeded with the special meeting agenda; the clerk also announced that legislation listed for introduction that evening (items 1 through 4) had been introduced as presented and that electronic copies would be available on the city’s website on Tuesday, Oct. 7.
No additional debate or public comment on the ordinance is recorded in the meeting transcript provided. The special meeting adjourned after the procedural items were completed.
