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Council approves EV‑charger contract, authorizes city manager to sign two opioid‑settlement agreements; budget and senior‑services ordinances advance
Summary
Takoma Park council voted to award an EV‑charger contract, passed two resolutions authorizing the city manager to execute national opioid‑settlement agreements (one involving Purdue Pharma and another for secondary manufacturers, each approved 6–1 with one abstention), approved a first reading of FY26 budget amendment #2 and adopted an aging‑in‑place contract with the Village of Takoma Park.
At a regular meeting, the Takoma Park City Council completed a slate of voting items: the council awarded a contract for EV chargers, authorized the city manager to execute two national opioid‑settlement agreements, approved the first reading of a FY26 budget amendment, and approved a second‑reading ordinance for an aging‑in‑place contract with the Village of Takoma Park.
EV-charger contract (single-reading ordinance): Councilmember DeBala moved the ordinance and Councilmember Landman seconded. The clerk called the roll and all members voted in favor (Councilmembers Landman, DeBala, Schlegel, Gilbert, Hansak, Weselek and Mayor Searcy: aye). The motion passed and the contract award will proceed.
National opioid‑settlement resolutions: The council considered two related resolutions authorizing the city manager to execute the national opioid settlement agreements and Maryland subdivision agreements: one related to the Purdue Pharma litigation, and a second addressing settlements with secondary manufacturers. Both resolutions were moved and seconded. Each resolution passed with a recorded tally of 6 ayes and 1 abstention; the abstention was recorded for Councilmember Mahanzak.
FY26 budget amendment #2 (first reading): Staff reported a minor correction (a $0.02 revenue adjustment related to the Sligo Mills project) and confirmed there were no substantive changes to the amendment. The first reading was moved and seconded and passed on roll call approval.
Aging‑in‑place contract (second reading): Council approved a second‑reading ordinance awarding an aging‑in‑place contract with the Village of Takoma Park. Councilmembers expressed support for the program and recognized staff and the partnering organization. The ordinance passed on roll call vote.
All formal outcomes reported here are based on the council’s recorded roll calls and tally counts from the meeting. Where member‑by‑member votes were recorded, the clerk’s roll-call statements were used; for the opioid resolutions the meeting transcript recorded the final tallies and the named abstention.
