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At a glance: Dec. 15 Albany council votes — consent calendar, salary schedule correction, reorganization and appointments
Summary
Council unanimously approved the consent calendar and a CalPERS salary-schedule correction (Resolution 2025-80), confirmed annual appointments and alternates, and completed the mayoral reorganization (Peggy McQuade nominated as mayor, Hansa Romero vice mayor). The Gil Tract discretionary-fund request was tabled to January.
The City of Albany took several formal votes at its Dec. 15 meeting.
- Consent calendar: Council adopted the consent calendar in one motion with unanimous support.
- Resolution 2025-80 (salary schedule correction): Council approved a corrective resolution to adjust certain job classifications following CalPERS notification; the motion carried unanimously.
- Council reorganization: Council voted to appoint Peggy McQuade as mayor and Hansa Romero as vice mayor for the coming year; the motion passed with full support.
- Appointments and alternates: The council reviewed and approved its annual appointments to county and regional bodies and reappointed alternates to the Board of Police and Fire Pension Fund; those appointments carried with unanimous votes.
- Gil Tract discretionary-fund request (11-2): After extended debate and competing motions, council voted to table the funding request to January pending documentation of school-district commitments; this item was not approved on Dec. 15.
Votes were recorded in roll calls during the meeting; formal motion numbers and roll-call tallies are recorded in the official minutes.
No ordinance adoptions or emergency actions occurred during the meeting.
