The Los Alamos County Council took several routine and administrative actions on Jan. 7, 2025. Below is a concise list of motions, movers/seconders where recorded, and outcomes. All roll‑call votes recorded at the meeting were unanimous unless otherwise noted.

Agenda approval
- Motion: Approve the meeting agenda as presented.
- Mover/Second: Councilor (mover) / (second) (motion recorded during roll call)
- Outcome: Approved unanimously, 7‑0.

Election of council leadership
- Chair: Councilor Teresa Cole was nominated and elected chair for 2025; roll call showed 7 votes in favor. (Motion accepted by Cole.)
- Vice chair: Several nominations and rounds of voting were held. After multiple ballots and no withdrawals, Councilor Haberman was elected vice chair for 2025 with a final tally reported as 4 votes for Haberman, 2 for Hand and 1 for another nominee in the decisive round; the council recorded the election of Councilor Haberman.

Consent agenda
- Motion: Approve items on the consent agenda as presented, with a minor change to signatory lines on the Dec. 17 minutes.
- Outcome: Approved unanimously, 7‑0.

Introduction of ordinance OR 1040‑25
- Item: Introduction of Ordinance 737 (OR 1040‑25), an ordinance making available a personal income tax rebate to eligible low‑income Los Alamos County property taxpayers for taxable years 2025–2028; staff to ensure publication per the county charter.
- Presenter: Councilor Reiting introduced the ordinance.
- Outcome: Ordinance introduced for further consideration; public hearing scheduled per ordinance process.

Public hearing / Resolution (covered in a separate article)
- Resolution 25‑01 establishing minimum notice standards was amended and approved 7‑0 (see full article on that item).

New liquor license (Origami Restaurant)
- Motion: Approve new Restaurant A (beer and wine, on‑premise consumption) liquor license for Sung Woo Choo doing business as Origami Restaurant, Los Alamos, NM 87544.
- Mover/Second: Councilor Hahn moved; seconded by Councilor Veil Clinton.
- Outcome: Approved unanimously, 7‑0.

Board appointments — Parks and Recreation Board
- Motion: Appoint three nominees to fill three vacancies on the Parks and Recreation Board; each councilor voted for up to three candidates.
- Appointments: George Marsden, Paula Knepper, and Jacob Aldersby's were each appointed; each received 7 votes.
- Term: Terms scheduled to begin Dec. 1, 2024, and end Nov. 30, 2026 (as noted in the appointment motion).

Council training / New Mexico EDGE
- Motion: Approve expenses for up to three councilors to attend New Mexico EDGE training classes and related pre‑legislative sessions.
- Outcome: Approved unanimously, 7‑0.

Other notes
- Several routine items — including consent agenda items and the introduction of the income‑tax rebate ordinance — were addressed with little debate and are scheduled for follow‑up hearings or placement on upcoming agendas.