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Votes at a glance: consent calendar approved; recusal noted; budget adopted
Summary
On June 25 the Bakersfield City Council approved the consent calendar (with one abstention) and later adopted the fiscal year 2025–26 budget. A proposed amendment to delay all capital improvement projects failed. Councilmember Bob Smith recused himself from one consent-item vote.
This summary lists formal actions the council took on June 25, as recorded in the meeting transcript.
- Consent calendar: Vice Mayor Coore moved to approve the consent calendar (with Council Member Bob Smith noted as abstaining from an identified consent item). The council’s motion to approve the consent calendar passed; the clerk recorded that Council Member Weir voted no. Council Member Bob Smith announced he would abstain from item 7d8 because part of his family is involved with that project.
- Amendment to delay all CIP projects: Council Member Komen moved to delay all capital improvement projects until midyear. The motion failed; the clerk recorded that the motion failed with Vice Mayor Coore and Council Members Arias, Gonzales, Smith and Bashar Tash voting no.
- Budget and related resolutions: The council adopted the fiscal year 2025–26 operating and capital budgets, established the appropriations limit and adopted the master fee schedule. The motion to adopt passed 6–2; Council Members Weir and Bashar Tash were recorded as voting no.
No other formal ordinances or ordinances numbers were recorded in the transcript for tonight’s votes. Where the transcript recorded item identifiers or recusal statements, they are included below.
