Votes at a glance — Opa-locka City Commission, Oct. 8, 2025

The City of Opa-locka City Commission took the following formal votes on Oct. 8, 2025.

• Consent agenda approvals and procedural minutes - Motion to approve consent agenda (after deletions/deferrals of items 13-6 and deferral of 16-a1 and pulls of items 13-8 and 13-10): moved by Vice Mayor Kelly; seconded by Commissioner Irvin. Roll call: 5–0. (Motion passed.) - Motion to approve agenda: moved by Vice Mayor Kelly; seconded by Commissioner Santiago. Roll call: 5–0. (Motion passed.) - Approval of various minutes (sunshine meeting 09/23/2025, second budget hearing minutes 09/24/2025, regular commission meeting minutes 09/24/2025): each approved on motions with recorded 5–0 votes.

• Formal items requiring roll-call votes - Resolution 13-8 (direct manager to consult city attorney prior to employee terminations): moved by Vice Mayor Kelly, seconded by Commissioner Santiago. Roll-call result: 3–2 (Yes: Vice Mayor Kelly, Commissioner Bass, Commissioner Irvin; No: Commissioner Santiago, Mayor Mary Taylor). Outcome: approved. - Resolution 13-10 (direct manager to study feasibility/cost comparison of in-house vs. contracted city attorney): moved by Commissioner Santiago; died for lack of a second (no vote recorded). Outcome: no action. - Ordinance 16-b1 (transfer review/approval authority for alcohol exceptions to city manager) — second reading: moved by Commissioner Irvin; seconded by Mayor Mary Taylor. Roll-call result: 5–0. Outcome: approved. - Ordinance 16-b2 (P3 purchasing section) — second reading: moved by Vice Mayor Kelly; seconded by Commissioner Irvin. An amendment to remove the word “cash” from payment language passed, and the ordinance passed on final roll call 5–0.

• Final procedural note: multiple items were pulled or deferred prior to vote (item 13-6 deleted; item 16-a1 deferred to next meeting; items 13-8 and 13-10 were pulled for discussion).