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Marietta council approves May 14 minutes, moves budget item and clarifies consent items
Summary
At a May 14 review session, the Marietta City Council approved prior meeting minutes, agreed to move the budget discussion ahead of the consent agenda to accommodate a new finance director, and clarified changes to consent items including a lease-extension wording for 156 Church Street.
The Marietta City Council approved the minutes of its May 14, 2025, regular meeting and agreed to reorder the agenda to place the city budget discussion before the consent agenda.
During the review session, a councilmember offered a motion "to approve" the minutes; the motion was carried with the council’s acknowledgement that the budget item should be discussed earlier on the full agenda so the incoming finance director can participate. Council members debated placement and ultimately decided to place the budget item just before the consent agenda and after scheduled appearances.
Council members also identified clerical errors and timing corrections on items listed for tabling. One item that had been described as "tabled until July 9" was acknowledged as incorrectly entered and should read as tabled until Aug. 13. Members agreed to correct that scheduling entry before the full council meeting.
City staff and the city attorney also discussed a consent item concerning a lease extension for 156 Church Street. The city attorney, Doug, confirmed adding language referencing the lease authority: "pursuant to Section 3 rental of 2022 lease agreement," and council members agreed the item may remain on consent with that modification.
No formal roll-call tallies beyond motions to approve the minutes were provided in the review-session transcript; the session recessed ahead of the full council meeting at 7:00 p.m.
