Votes at a glance: York County Council approves FY26 budget, zoning and code amendments on June 2

This is a compact record of formal actions taken by York County Council during its June 2, 2025 meeting, with outcomes and key details drawn from the meeting transcript. Where the transcript recorded a roll-call tally it is shown; where the vote was by voice, the tally is indicated as recorded.

Key outcomes - FY26 operating and capital budget (third reading): approved, 5–2. (Ordinance adoption; effective 2025-07-01.) - Ordinance to abolish the York County Recreation Tax District (third reading): approved, 5–2. (Winding down of the special tax district; effective 2025-12-31.) - Consent agenda: approved unanimously (voice vote). - Transportation Corridor Preservation Overlay (TCPO) text amendment to update overlay listing: approved unanimously. Staff recommended the amendment and planning commission recommended approval 6–0. - Zoning code amendment to allow increased building height for data center use up to 80 feet with additional side/rear setback tradeoffs: approved unanimously; planning commission recommended approval 6–0 with suggested considerations on fire safety and special-exception process. - Multiple rezonings (first- and second-reading actions on items on the agenda including UD-to-LI, GC-to-RUD, RSF40-to-AGC, etc.): motions to approve carried (unanimous where recorded); planning commission recommendations were consistently 6–0 on these items. - Accommodations Tax Advisory Committee (ATAX) FY26 funding recommendations: approved (unanimous), total recommended funding and allocations recorded in the ATAX report presented to council. - Economic Development (ED) code amendment to reconstitute the ED board (change in composition per ordinance): approved (voice vote as amended in meeting).

How the councils recorded votes - Several items were approved by voice vote with the clerk announcing "motion carries" or "unanimous." The transcript records more detailed tallies for higher-profile votes: the FY26 budget and the Recreation Tax District ordinance each carried 5–2.

Notes and follow-ups - For the abolition of the Recreation Tax District, the council directed staff to coordinate with municipalities to verify registrant data and return with finalized stipend mechanics before payments are made (see staff follow-up assignment). Staff indicated the stipend scenarios being discussed were $75 and $100 per verified unincorporated registrant, and an initial capital grant program of $25,000 annually for small municipalities. - For the data center height amendment, staff and planning commission urged council to consider fire-safety implications and whether the height allowance should be permitted via a special-exception process instead of a blanket text amendment. Council included that consideration in the discussion.

Full list of formal actions recorded during the meeting (summary) - Consent agenda: approved (voice vote, unanimous) - Ordinance amending Chapter 155 (TCPO overlay): approved (voice vote, unanimous) - Ordinance amending Chapter 155 (data center height allowance to 80 feet with setback tradeoffs): approved (voice vote, unanimous) - Rezoning Case 25-12 (UD to LI, ~3.8 acres): approved (voice vote, unanimous) - Rezoning Case 25-13 (GC to RUD, ~0.68 acres): approved (voice vote, unanimous) - Rezoning Case 25-15 (RSF-40 to AGC, ~10.72 acres): approved (first reading; vote recorded as carried) - Rezoning Case 25-16 (RSF-40 to AGC, ~14.49 acres): approved (first reading; carried) - Rezoning Case 25-18 (UD to LI, ~5.73 acres): approved (first reading; carried) - Abolish York County Recreation Tax District (ordinance, third reading): approved, 5–2 - FY26 Budget adoption (third reading): approved, 5–2 - ATAX FY26 recommendations: approved (unanimous) - Amendments to county code reconstituting ED board: approved (voice vote) - Executive-session authorizations (legal counsel waivers and contract direction): authorized (items recorded in executive session; no public roll call detail recorded)

Sources and provenance: The items and tallies above come from the official meeting transcript of the York County Council meeting on June 2, 2025. For the two recorded 5–2 votes (budget and recreation tax district), the meeting transcript includes explicit "motion carries 5 to 2" language.

Ending: For items that carry continuing policy or implementation steps (notably the abolished recreation tax district and the FY26 budget), council requested staff reports and follow-up implementation mechanics. For zoning and code text amendments, staff and planning commission recommended additional technical review on fire safety and administrative processes where noted.