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Votes at a glance: Rome council carries eight resolutions and amends street‑closing ordinance
Summary
The Rome Common Council unanimously carried a slate of resolutions on July 23 including donations, capital expenditures, tax and fee actions, grant applications and a SEQR classification; it also amended an ordinance closing streets for the Light of Hope celebration.
At its July 23 meeting the Rome Common Council moved and carried a series of resolutions and an ordinance amendment by voice vote. The items were routine approvals or authorizations; the transcript records motions, seconds and that each item "carried" or was "carried as amended." The council did not record individual roll‑call tallies in the transcript.
Key outcomes listed on the record:
- Resolution No. 1 05: Accept donation of a park bench presented to the city of Rome in memory of Anthony Montalbano (moved by Councilor Sparaya; carried by voice vote).
- Resolution No. 1 06: Authorize expenditure from the Railroad Street Capital Reserve Fund for the Railroad Tree Demolition Project; amount discussed as $130,000 (moved by Councilor Anderson; carried by voice vote).
- Resolution No. 1 07: Authorize waiver of delinquent water and sewer charges at 1418 East Dominic Street in the amount of $3,650.35 (moved by Councilor Burris; second by Councilor Mortis; carried by voice vote).
- Resolution No. 1 08: Authorize the city treasurer to pay back taxes on 16 properties totaling $138,930.57 (moved by Councilor Anderson; second by Councilor Dursley; carried by voice vote).
- Resolution No. 1 09: Authorize a budget increase to AG 1010.205 in the amount of $1,303 to purchase caucus room chairs (moved by Councilor Mortis; carried by voice vote).
- Resolution No. 1 10: Authorize Capital Civic Center, Inc. to submit a grant application in an amount not to exceed $247,751 (mover recorded; carried by voice vote).
- Resolution No. 1 11: Classify the Rome Waterfront Restore Project as a Type II action for purposes of the New York State Environmental Quality Review Act (moved by Councilor Anderson; second by Councilor Smith; carried by voice vote).
- Resolution No. 1 12: Authorize the mayor to submit a consolidated funding application to the New York State Recreation Trails Program and Environmental Protection Fund, $1,035,000 (moved by Councilor Espraia; second by Councilor Mortis; carried by voice vote).
Ordinance No. 9813: Authorizing the closing of streets for the Light of Hope celebration was amended at the meeting to change the event date to Aug. 23, 2025; the ordinance as amended carried by voice vote.
The transcript records motions, seconds and that each item "carried." It does not contain roll‑call vote counts or recorded no/abstain votes for these items; where dollar amounts were stated in the resolution text those amounts are recorded above.
