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Votes at a glance: council approves consent agenda, authorizes select council travel to Washington, D.C.
Summary
The council approved the consent agenda (with one item withdrawn by the applicant) and approved travel expenses for three council members to attend the National League of Cities conference in March 2025 after a split vote.
The El Mirage City Council conducted three recorded procedural votes during its Feb. 4, 2025 meeting: approval of the consent agenda (with one item withdrawn by the applicant), authorization of travel expenses for council members to attend the National League of Cities conference in Washington, D.C., and adjournment.
Consent agenda: Vice Mayor Parsons moved to approve consent agenda items 1, 2 and 4 and noted that the applicant had withdrawn item 3 for review at a future meeting. Council Member Winston seconded the motion; the council approved the remaining consent items. The meeting record shows the motion carried with affirmative responses from the council; no recorded oppositions were made during the vote.
National League of Cities conference travel: The council considered a staff request to approve expenses for council members to attend the National League of Cities annual congressional conference in March 2025. After extended discussion about whether attendance should be limited to the mayor and vice mayor, Council Member Norton (mover) and Vice Mayor Parsons (second) moved to approve expenses for council members Norton McDaniel, Parsons and Gentry to attend. The motion carried; the meeting record shows two nays'Council Member Winston and Council Member Dorsey'and the motion passed.
Adjournment: Vice Mayor Parsons moved to adjourn; Council Member Winston seconded. The motion passed without recorded opposition and the meeting adjourned at 6:57 p.m.
Recorded actions (as stated in the meeting minutes): - Motion: Approve consent agenda items 1, 2 and 4 (item 3 withdrawn by applicant). Mover: Vice Mayor Parsons. Second: Council Member Winston. Outcome: approved. - Motion: Approve travel expenses for council members Norton McDaniel, Parsons and Gentry to attend the National League of Cities conference, March 2025. Mover: Council Member Norton. Second: Vice Mayor Parsons. Outcome: approved; recorded nays: Council Member Winston, Council Member Dorsey. - Motion: Adjourn meeting. Mover: Vice Mayor Parsons. Second: Council Member Winston. Outcome: approved.
No ordinances, resolutions or budget appropriations were adopted during the meeting that required additional separate reporting.
