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Votes at a glance: council approves consent agenda appointments, mowing contract amendment and FY25 appropriations
Summary
On voice votes the council approved consent‑agenda appointments to the Economic Development Authority, a mowing contract amendment with BrightView Landscaping, and appropriations of $35,361,604 to the city and $15,208,385 to Manassas Park City Schools for 2025.
The Manassas Park City Council approved several routine but consequential items during the meeting.
Consent agenda approvals: the council approved the minutes of March 4, 2025; appointed Rachel Kirkland (term to 11/18/2025), Eddie Harden (term to 11/18/2026), Robert Maldonado (term to 11/18/2026) and Janette Rischel (term to 11/18/2027) to the Economic Development Authority; and appointed Shalab Gupta as a citizen member of the 30th Judicial District Community Criminal Justice Board. The council also authorized the city manager to sign an amendment to the mowing and lawn care services agreement with BrightView Landscaping Services, Inc. (original agreement dated 08/15/2024), subject to final city attorney review.
Appropriations: council approved staff recommendations to appropriate $35,361,604 to the city for FY2025 and to appropriate $15,208,385 to city schools for 2025; both motions carried on voice votes.
Closed meeting motion: toward the end of the session the city attorney recommended a closed meeting to consult with legal counsel under the cited provision of the Code of Virginia; the motion to enter closed session was moved, seconded and carried.
