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Votes at a glance: Sept. 2 Galt City Council — consent, home‑buying pilot and League delegate approved
Summary
At its Sept. 2 meeting the Galt City Council approved the consent calendar, a $250,000 home‑buying assistance pilot for employees, and designated Councilmember Pratt as the League of California Cities voting delegate with Vice Mayor Sandhu as alternate. All votes were 4‑0.
The Galt City Council recorded the following formal actions at its Sept. 2 meeting.
Consent calendar (Items E.1–E.3): The council approved three consent calendar items — warrants ending Aug. 21, 2025; minutes of Aug. 19, 2025; and the treasurer’s report for the period ending July 2025. Motion to approve was made by Councilmember Grama and seconded by Vice Mayor Sandhu. Roll call votes recorded Vice Mayor Sandhu: Aye; Councilmember Grama: Aye; Councilmember Reid: Aye; Mayor Farmer: Aye. Outcome: approved 4‑0.
Home Buying Assistance Program (regular calendar): The council authorized a one‑time allocation of $250,000 to establish a pilot Home Buying Assistance Program for full‑time city employees, enabling loans up to $25,000 secured by a city lien with staged forgiveness. Motion to approve as amended (adding a market‑rate penalty/interest provision to be applied by the oversight committee on default) was moved by Councilmember Pratton and seconded by Councilmember Reid. Roll call votes: Vice Mayor Sandhu: Aye; Councilmember Grama: Aye; Councilmember Pratton: Aye; Mayor Farmer: Aye. Outcome: approved 4‑0.
League of California Cities voting delegate: The council designated Councilmember Pratton as the city’s voting delegate for the League of California Cities Annual Conference and Expo (Long Beach, Oct. 8–10) and named Vice Mayor Sandhu as alternate. The motion (made by Mayor Farmer; second by Councilmember Reid) passed 4‑0.
No other ordinances, resolutions or appointments were adopted at the meeting.
