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Votes at a glance: Los Alamos County Council, Feb. 25 meeting — agenda, consent items, resolutions and appointments
Summary
A compact roundup of routine and legislative votes at the Feb. 25 Los Alamos County Council meeting, including approvals of the meeting agenda and consent agenda, resolutions on road mileage and LANL site‑wide EIS comments, adoption of board work plans, charter change for inclusivity task force, and several appointments.
The following is a brief summary of formal motions and roll-call outcomes recorded at the Feb. 25 Los Alamos County Council meeting. All votes below were recorded on the public transcript; counts reflect the roll-call tallies supplied during the meeting.
- Approval of meeting agenda — Motion to approve the agenda as presented passed by roll call, 7-0. - Moved by: Councillor Habbemann (mover recorded in transcript) - Seconded by: Councillor Veil Clinton - Outcome: Approved, 7-0
- Consent agenda (items presented as amended) — Motion to approve items on the consent agenda as amended passed by roll call, 7-0. - Moved by: Councillor Habbemann - Seconded by: Councillor Veil Clinton - Outcome: Approved, 7-0
- Resolution RE0631-25 / Incorporated County of Los Alamos Resolution No. 25-O4 — Certifying 2025 annual road mileage for New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) and authorizing submission to NMDOT. - Moved by: Councilor Herman - Seconded by: Councilor Reedy - Outcome: Approved, 7-0
- County comments on Los Alamos National Laboratory Site-Wide Environmental Impact Statement (SW EIS) — Motion to approve the county’s comment letter and authorize submission to the National Nuclear Security Administration before the comment period closed. - Moved by: Councilor Hand - Seconded by: Councilor Hamlin - Outcome: Approved, 7-0
- Boards & commissions 2025 work plans — Motion to approve submitted or amended 2025 work plans for multiple boards (Arts & Public Places; Transportation; Lodgers Tax Advisory Board; Planning & Zoning; Personnel; Parks & Recreation; Library; LAC Health Council; Historic Preservation Advisory Board; Environmental Sustainability Board) and to continue annual B&C presentations to council. - Moved by: Councilor Neil Clinton - Seconded by: Councilor Herman - Outcome: Approved, 7-0 (motion noted that approval does not equal formal budget approval for listed projects)
- Charter change for Inclusivity Task Force — Motion to revise charter: change midterm report timing from April 2025 to April/May 2025 and increase maximum membership from seven to nine. - Moved by: Councilor Reedy - Seconded by: Councilor Neil Clinton - Outcome: Approved, 7-0
- Appointments — Inclusivity Task Force: the council conducted a roll-call appointment process and seated three members (Richard Brether Bell; Rachel Kayser; James Wernicke) to fill vacancies (terms through 11/30/2025). Board of Registration: Chris Lucchini appointed to fill a vacancy (term 7/1/2023–6/30/2025). - Outcome: Appointments carried by roll call.
Notes: This roundup excludes two in-depth items covered in separate articles (Ordinance No. 7-38 establishing CPACE; resolution on the NMMEAA natural gas agreement) that were discussed at length and recorded with separate motions and roll-call results. If you require the verbatim roll-call transcript for any single vote, those segments are available in the public meeting record.
