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Votes at a glance: Woodstock Council approves consent agenda, advances budget reading, awards Little River Park contract and appoints GMA delegate
Summary
At its June 9 meeting Woodstock City Council approved consent agenda items 6‑1 through 17, advanced the FY2026 budget reading, approved a contract for Little River Park, appointed a GMA voting delegate and denied two added items after executive session.
Summary of official actions taken by the Woodstock City Council on June 9, 2025.
- Consent agenda: Council approved consent agenda items 6‑1 through 17. Motion carried 5–0 with one absence (Councilman Warren Johnson).
- FY2026 annual operating budget (reading): Council opened and closed the public hearing on the proposed FY2026 budget and voted to approve the reading. Motion carried 5–0 with one absence (Councilman Warren Johnson). Staff removed 12 firefighter positions from the version presented and will return for final adoption at a subsequent hearing.
- Little River Park contract: Council approved awarding the construction contract for the Little River Park project to Integrated Construction and Nobility after staff reported six bids and that the low bid met procurement criteria. (Vote recorded as approved during the meeting; specific vote tally not stated in transcript.)
- Minutes: Council approved the May 19 meeting minutes (motion carried 5–0 with one absence).
- GMA delegate: Council appointed Councilman Warren Johnson as the city’s voting delegate to the GMA convention; motion carried 5–0 with one absence noted earlier in the meeting.
- Executive session and added items: Council recessed into executive session to discuss litigation, real estate and personnel. After reconvening, council added two items to the agenda and voted to deny both: a motion to deny an unspecified “anti light of notice” request from Cheryl Bruce (motion carried 5–0) and a motion to deny an unspecified “anti light of notice” request from James Leverage (motion carried 5–0).
Why it matters: These actions move budget and capital project decisions forward, finalize routine administrative approvals and record council direction resulting from executive‑session follow‑ups.
