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Votes at a glance: San Bernardino council business and appointments
Summary
Summary of recorded formal votes and motions from the meeting, including appointments, consent calendar and direction to staff on strategic planning and Oxbow item outcome.
This summary lists formal actions recorded during the San Bernardino mayor and city council meeting.
• Appointment — Item 3: Motion to approve (mover unspecified in public roll call transcript): The council approved the appointment on a recorded vote of 6–1; Council Member Charette voted in opposition. (Transcript record: “Motion passes 6 to 1 with council member Charette voting in opposition.”)
• Appointment — Item 4: Motion to approve (mover unspecified in public roll call transcript): The council approved the appointment unanimously. (Transcript record: “Motion passes unanimously.”)
• Consent Calendar — Items 5–14: The council approved the consent calendar by unanimous vote. (Transcript record: “Motion passes unanimously.”)
• Consultant selection — Item 15 (strategic planning, goal setting, team building facilitator): Council voted to authorize the city manager and staff to select a consultant and execute the agreement; the motion passed unanimously. Several council members asked staff to prioritize local/inland-empire consultants during vetting.
• Item 17 (Oxbow abatement and cleanup): Council Member Ortiz moved to bring back a discussion within 60 days. Council Member Charette offered a substitute motion to deny Ortiz’s request; the substitute motion was seconded and passed on a 5–2 vote. The clerk announced the tally as “Motion passes 5 to 2 with council member Flores, NRT’s voting in opposition.” City management told council staff plans to return with an item in October.
• Closed session: City Attorney reported a closed-session motion (moved by Council Member Ortiz, seconded by Council Member Charette) that received a unanimous vote to initiate a receivership action related to Item B; the attorney said details will be public after a court filing.
All formal votes and motions were taken in public session as recorded above or, in the case of the closed-session receivership authorization, announced as a reportable action after the closed session.
