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Council approves consent agenda, grants and studies; highlights: grant for Safe Routes to School, audits and 4‑day workweek study
Summary
The council approved a consent agenda of routine items (with two items held), ratified a transportation grant application for Safe Routes to School, accepted internal audit reports, and directed the city manager to study a four‑day/10‑hour workweek pilot for city employees.
The Laredo City Council approved a multi‑item consent agenda and took several separate votes on grants, audits and studies during Monday’s meeting.
Consent agenda: Council approved the consent agenda with exceptions. Item 14 was tabled and item 19 (a grant resolution) was held for separate consideration. The remainder of the consent items read into the record were approved by voice vote.
Safe Routes to School grant: Council approved resolution R‑161 authorizing the city manager to ratify submission of a grant application for $545,902 to the Laredo‑Webb County Metropolitan Planning Organization under the Transportation Alternatives set‑aside program for Safe Routes to School; the grant requires a 20 percent local match of $109,180 if awarded. The mayor and police officials noted the grant would build on the Vision Zero work the city has underway to reduce pedestrian fatalities.
Internal audit reports: The council accepted two unannounced cash and inventory control audits (November 2024 and February 2025). Internal audit staff said the cash audits showed no material deviations; inventory audits had observations and findings and departments have submitted corrective responses. The council approved acceptance of the audit reports.
Four‑day workweek feasibility study: Council directed the city manager to conduct a feasibility study on implementing a four‑day, 10‑hour workweek for city employees and to identify departments suitable for a pilot. Staff said the analysis would be done in‑house and would include outreach to employees and comparisons with other cities.
Other routine approvals: The council took multiple rolls of procedural votes to close public hearings, introduce ordinances and approve second readings where required; these were routine procedural actions read into the record and approved by voice vote.
Provenance: Vote actions described above were recorded on the consent agenda items and separate motions during the meeting. Staff will return with feasibility study recommendations as directed and will manage grant application processes and audit follow‑up.
