Votes at a glance — Vacaville City Council, June 24, 2025

The Vacaville City Council took the following formal actions during its June 24, 2025 regular meeting. This summary lists the motion text (as recorded), the mover/second where available, the vote tally and the recorded outcome.

1) Consent Calendar — Items A through I - Motion: “Motion to approve.” (consent calendar items A–I) - Mover/Second: Motion and second (names not specified on the record) - Vote: Voice vote; outcome recorded as approved (all in favor, no opposition) - Notes: Consent items included routine administrative approvals listed in the council packet (item details not specified in the transcript).

2) Resolution adopting the FY 2025–26 annual Landscape and Lighting Assessment District levies - Motion: Adopt the amended resolution approving the annual engineer’s report and levies for fiscal year 2025–26 - Mover/Second: Motion and second on the floor (names not specified at the motion moment) - Vote (roll call): Stockton — Yes; Ritchie — Yes; Silva — Yes; Freeman — Yes; Wiley — Yes; Vice Mayor Chapman — Yes; Mayor Carley — Yes - Outcome: Approved (unanimous) - Key detail: Engineer’s report described a total assessment levy of approximately $5,100,000 and a general‑fund subsidy of approximately $2,100,000 for FY 2025–26 (staff presentation).

3) Water and sewer rates (Prop 218 public hearing; adoption of study rates with lower initial implementation) - Motion: Adopt the water and wastewater rate study’s Scenario 1 rates (as the Prop 218 maximum in the public hearing notice) and implement rate increases at the Scenario 2 (lower) levels (described in the staff report as an alternative implementation approach) - Mover/Second: Motion and second recorded (names stated earlier in the meeting) - Vote (roll call): Stockton — Yes; Ritchie — Yes; Silva — Yes; Freeman — No; Wiley — Yes; Vice Mayor Chapman — Yes; Mayor Carley — No - Outcome: Passed (5–2) — council adopted Scenario 1 as the authorized ceiling and directed staff to implement the lower Scenario 2 increases; staff will later implement billing changes and return with details. - Key detail: Scenario 1 front‑loads chromium‑6 compliance and capital funding; Scenario 2 defers some projects and reduces the first‑year rate increase (consultant modeled average bimonthly residential bill changes in the presentation).

4) Fiscal Year 2025–26 Budget adoption - Motion: Adopt the FY 2025–26 operating and capital budgets and related salary schedule items - Mover/Second: Motion by Councilmember Silva; second recorded (name recorded as second) - Vote: Voice vote; outcome recorded as approved (all in favor) - Outcome: Budget adopted - Key detail: Staff presented a proposed operating budget (about $301 million) and CIP (~$50 million); plan relies on one‑time reserve use, department cost reductions and hiring freezes/delays to maintain service levels while staff develops revenue options.

Provenance: links below indicate where these actions and vote tallies appear in the meeting transcript.