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Votes at a glance: street closure, drug‑free resolution and library bylaws first reading
Summary
Council approved a street closure for Murray Motors' trunk‑or‑treat event and adopted Resolution No. 2023‑206 (drug‑free workplace) with minor textual corrections; it also completed the first reading of Ordinance No. 2023‑07 (Ross Library bylaws) and asked staff for edits before final reading.
At the meeting council members recorded several formal actions:
• Street closure — Approved: Council approved Murray Motors’ request to close Third Avenue (Bellefonte to Maple Street) on Oct. 26 from 4:00–8:30 p.m. for a trunk‑or‑treat event; staff will coordinate with police.
• Resolution No. 2023‑206 — Adopted: Council adopted an updated drug‑free workplace resolution to align with federal random drug‑testing requirements. Two textual corrections offered in debate (replace 'Kirby' with 'hereby' and correct 'alcohol statues' to 'alcohol statutes') were accepted before adoption.
• Ordinance No. 2023‑07 — First reading: Council conducted the first reading of updated Ross Library bylaws and requested clarifying edits (committee count in Article 6 and wording in Article 17) before the final reading. No final ratification occurred at this meeting.
Vote records in the transcript show affirmative roll‑call or voice responses from council members present for each recorded motion. The transcript does not record specific dissenting votes for these items.
