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Votes at a glance: Staunton City Council actions Oct. 9, 2025
Summary
Staunton City Council recorded several routine motions and one land-use decision on Oct. 9. Council appointed an acting city clerk, approved meeting agendas and consent items, entered and exited a closed session under the cited Virginia code, and approved a conditional rezoning for 1004 Seth Drive.
Below are the formal motions, movers/second (if recorded), roll-call outcomes and key notes from Staunton City Council’s Oct. 9, 2025 meeting and work session. All outcomes listed reflect roll-call votes recorded in the meeting transcript.
1) Appointment of acting city clerk - Motion: “I move to appoint John Blair as acting city clerk for the 10/09/2025 work session and regular meeting.” - Mover: Councilor Park (on the record) - Second: (recorded as “Second” in the transcript) - Outcome: Approved (roll-call recorded: unanimous “Aye” votes; motion carries) - Notes: Appointment covered the Oct. 9 work session and regular meeting.
2) Approval of work session and regular meeting agendas - Motion: “I move to approve the work session and regular meeting agendas as presented.” - Mover: Councilor Overholtzer - Second: Councilor Woods - Outcome: Approved (roll-call recorded: unanimous “Aye” votes; motion carries)
3) Consent agenda (including façade grant clarifying language) - Motion: Approval of consent agenda with a staff amendment to clarify that façade/grant “exterior improvements includes landscaping improvements.” - Mover: Councilor Overholtzer - Second: Councilor Woods - Outcome: Approved (roll-call recorded: unanimous “Aye” votes; motion carries) - Notes: The clarified sentence was added to the façade and renovation grant incentive language.
4) Conditional rezoning: 1004 Seth Drive (B-1C to R-3C conditional) - Motion: “I move that council adopt the ordinance and approve the conditional rezoning as recommended by the planning commission.” - Mover: Councilor Woods - Second: (recorded as “Second” in the transcript) - Outcome: Approved (roll-call recorded: unanimous “Aye” votes; motion carries) - Notes: Planning staff had recommended approval; no public opposition was recorded during the hearing.
5) Motion to enter closed session - Motion: “I move to enter into a closed session for the discussion of the performance of the city manager, pursuant to Virginia Code section 2.2 dash 3711.” - Mover: Councilor Woods (on the record) - Second: Councilor Woods (second recorded in the transcript) - Outcome: Approved (roll-call recorded: unanimous “Aye” votes; motion carries) - Notes: The stated authority for the closed session was the Virginia Code citation read into the record.
6) Motion to reconvene and certify closed session - Motion: Certification that only lawfully exempted public-business matters were discussed in closed session and that items discussed matched the closed-session motion. - Mover: Councilor Overholtzer - Second: (recorded) - Outcome: Approved (roll-call recorded: unanimous “Aye” votes; motion carries) - Notes: Certification roll call recorded unanimous agreement.
No other binding votes on ordinances, contracts or budget appropriations were recorded in the minutes of the Oct. 9 meeting. Several informational presentations and a policy briefing on ALPRs were presented during the work session; the ALPR briefing produced public comment but no immediate council vote.
