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Votes at a glance: Charter Review Commission actions June 10, 2025
Summary
A summary of formal motions and recorded outcomes taken by the Saratoga Springs Charter Review Commission at its June 10 meeting.
Below are the formal motions and recorded outcomes from the charter review meeting on June 10. Where the meeting record did not supply a full roll-call vote, the commission recorded tallies or described the outcome; those tallies are reported as recorded in the commission minutes.
1) Approval of minutes for May 27, 2025 Motion: Approve meeting minutes for 05/27/2025. Outcome: Passed (voice vote recorded as "Aye;" no roll-call names provided).
2) Proposed amendment to section 2.1 (supervisors) Motion: Include proposed language changing supervisor identification to "one or more supervisors as may be established by county law" for referral to City Council. Outcome: Passed (voice vote: "Aye").
3) Amendment to section 2.3 (supervisors' attendance/reporting) Motion: Modify paragraph to read that "supervisors may sit at all meetings of the council and shall regularly report at least quarterly to and seek advice from the council on matters affecting city residents and taxpayers that are coming before the county board of supervisors." (motion text recorded in meeting). Mover: (mover not specified in minutes) Outcome: Passed. One commissioner recorded opposition; remainder in favor. (Exact tally not recorded in minutes.)
4) Election of officers (internal commission) Motions: Close nominations and elect vice chair and secretary. Outcome: Commission elected Matt Jones as vice chair and Matt Beach as secretary by unanimous raised-hand count recorded at the meeting (counts recorded by presiding officer; minutes report unanimous across present members).
5) Motion to adjourn Outcome: Passed by voice vote.
Notes: The meeting record contains no formal roll-call tally listing individual yes/no votes for each motion except for verbal or raised-hand counts during officer elections. Where a specific name was not recorded as mover or seconder, the minutes state the motion text and the outcome but do not attribute mover/second.
Ending: The commission flagged several items for follow-up research (vacancy timing and election deadlines, Public Officers Law citations, and previous charter language) to be reported at a future meeting.
