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Votes at a glance: Jackson Town Council actions Jan. 21, 2025
Summary
The council approved the consent calendar, a budget amendment, franchise and ordinance items, and finalized an interview-question set for a council vacancy. This roundup lists motions, movers, seconds and outcomes recorded during the Jan. 21 meeting.
Below are the formal actions the Jackson Town Council recorded on Jan. 21, 2025. Where the transcript recorded voice votes as unanimous and individual roll-call counts were not read, outcomes are noted as "approved (unanimous voice vote)" and staff noted that individual tallies were not specified in the meeting record.
Consent calendar - Motion: Approve consent calendar (minutes, disbursements, municipal court report, first amendment to Snow King Radio Tower lease, official depositories 2025, cooperative agreement with WYDOT for Broadway slab replacements and sidewalks). - Mover: Councilman John Schechter. Second: Councilman Vemann. - Outcome: Approved (unanimous voice vote).
Resolution: Fiscal Year 2025 budget amendment (Resolution 25-25) - Motion: Adopt resolution 25-25, FY25 budget amendment #2 (supplemental appropriations and adjustments described in staff report). - Mover: Councilman Schechter. Second: Councilwoman Feaman (Beaman in other references in the transcript). - Outcome: Approved (unanimous voice vote).
Ordinances and readings - Ordinance (third-reading extension): Grant a four-month extension of the current CenturyLink franchise (ordinance designated 1434). - Motion: Approve a 4-month extension of the current CenturyLink franchise on third reading; designate as ordinance 1434. - Mover: Councilman Schechter. Second: Councilman Vemann. - Outcome: Approved (unanimous voice vote).
- Ordinance Q (motor-assisted devices / riding on sidewalks) - Motion: Approve Ordinance Q on second reading (amending definitions and sidewalk riding rules for motor-assisted devices). - Mover: Councilman Schechter. Second: Councilwoman Beaman. - Outcome: Approved on second reading (unanimous voice vote).
- Ordinance R (water system, bulk water rates) — first reading - Motion: Approve Ordinance R on first reading (amendments to Water System Section 1304-300: bulk water charging method and rates). - Mover: Councilman Schechter. Second: Councilwoman Vemann. - Outcome: Approved on first reading (unanimous voice vote). - Notes: Staff said a cost analysis shows the town is not fully recovering operating and maintenance costs at the bulk-water station; council discussed policy trade-offs about subsidizing water for town projects and the public.
Interview questions and appointment process - Motion: Approve the set of 11 interview questions for the council vacancy interviews as presented on the screen. - Mover: Councilwoman Beaman. Second: Councilwoman Schechter. - Outcome: Approved (unanimous voice vote). - The council authorized staff to offer a Zoom option to applicants who cannot appear in person; staff to notify applicants and post materials on the town website. The council scheduled interviews starting Thursday (public notice to follow), with deliberations and the possibility of appointment or continued meetings on Friday.
Notes on voting records - In multiple items the council used voice votes and the transcript notes unanimous passage; the meeting audio did not provide individual roll-call tallies in the public transcript. Staff indicated that larger budget or funding requests related to items (for example, pathway outreach) would be returned to council for specific appropriation.
