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Queen Creek council approves consent agendas; one member abstains on item E
Summary
The Queen Creek Town Council approved its regular and public-hearing consent agendas and later approved a pulled consent item (item E) with a 6-0 vote and one abstention by Council Member Benney.
The Queen Creek Town Council on Tuesday approved its consent agenda and a separate consent item after a councilmember declared a conflict of interest and abstained from that vote.
Council Member Brown moved to approve the consent agenda as published, except for item E; Council Member McClure seconded the motion. The council voted to approve the remaining consent items unanimously, with a 7-0 tally.
The council later returned to consent item E. A motion to approve item E passed 6-0 with Council Member Benney recorded as abstaining. The clerk announced the tally and the meeting proceeded to the public hearing consent items, which the council also approved unanimously.
Votes at a glance: - Consent agenda (all items except E): Motion to approve as published, moved by Council Member Brown, seconded by Council Member McClure. Vote: 7 yes, 0 no, outcome: approved. - Consent item E: Motion to approve item E, moved by (unnamed in the record), seconded by Vice Mayor Martineau. Vote: 6 yes, 0 no, 1 abstention (Council Member Benney). Outcome: approved; abstention recorded as a conflict of interest. - Public hearing consent agenda: Motion to approve as published. Vote: unanimous. Outcome: approved.
The council chair indicated that items removed from the consent agenda would be handled separately when requested; Council Member Benney declared a conflict on item E before that item was considered. No further details on the content of item E were stated on the record during the votes recorded in the transcript.
