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Colfax council splits on Bianchini/Sierra Vista appointments; roll‑call votes produce mixed results
Summary
Council debated whether to appoint two council members to the Bianchini trust advisory seat(s) while city attorney research on trust bylaws was pending. An initial motion failed on roll call; a subsequent motion to appoint a different combination of councilors passed.
A heated council discussion and public comment over appointments to the Bianchini advisory board and the Sierra Vista Community Center trust culminated in roll‑call votes after the city attorney indicated questions remained about which governing documents control appointment processes.
Public commenter Rebecca Mazzio urged removing Caroline from one of the Bianchini seats, saying she perceived a conflict of interest. Council members debated whether the Bianchini board is merely advisory to the Sierra Vista trustees or holds more substantive authority; council staff and the city attorney said multiple versions of the trust agreement and bylaws exist in the files and that the city attorney would prepare a memo to clarify the documents.
While one motion to appoint a particular pair of councilmembers failed on a roll‑call vote, the council later passed a separate motion to appoint Council member Lohman and Mayor Pro Tem Hillberg (names as recorded in the final successful roll call) to the Bianchini board. The council also directed staff and the city attorney to assemble clearer documentation of the trust agreements and bylaws and to return with a memo. The council took the appointments by roll call, recording a split vote on the first motion and a majority on the second.
