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Votes at a glance: Newport City Council actions, Dec. 5, 2016
Summary
At its Dec. 5 meeting the council approved minutes for Nov. 21 and Nov. 28, appropriated $500 to the American Legion for flags, authorized an executive session on village water litigation, authorized zoning enforcement for East Main junkyard, tabled a conflict-of-interest review pending attorney advice, approved switching insurance carriers to MVP, and adjourned at 9:09 p.m.
Key formal actions taken by the Newport City Council on Dec. 5, 2016 (summary of motions and recorded outcomes as stated in the meeting):
- Approve minutes (Nov. 21, 2016): Motion carried ("Ayes have it").
- Approve minutes (Nov. 28, 2016): Motion carried (motion by Mr. Vincent; "Ayes have it").
- American Legion request: Appropriation of $500 from the councils special-projects fund for American flags to place on veterans graves; motion carried.
- Enter executive session (village water litigation): Council voted to enter executive session to discuss anticipated litigation and attorney-client communications; mayor stated no action would be taken after the session.
- Zoning enforcement (East Main): Council authorized the zoning administrator to pursue court action to correct ongoing violations; motion carried.
- Conflict-of-interest review (zoning administrators roles): Council voted to table further action and requested a written opinion from the city attorney for the next meeting.
- Insurance carrier change: Council voted to switch the citys group health-insurance carrier from Blue Cross Blue Shield to MVP, subject to equivalent coverage through Vermont Health Connect; motion carried.
- Adjournment: Motion to adjourn carried at 9:09 p.m.
Each of the items above appears in the council transcript. Where the transcript did not record a roll-call tally, outcomes are reported as recorded orally ("Aye," "The ayes have it," or "Motion carries").
