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Votes at a glance: Los Alamos County Council actions Jan. 7, 2025
Summary
Summary of formal votes and appointments taken by the Los Alamos County Council on Jan. 7, 2025, including leadership elections, consent agenda approval, liquor license issuance, ordinance introduction, appointments to the Parks & Recreation Board, and authorization for councilor training attendance.
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.
