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Carl Junction aldermen amend agenda, table ordinances and approve disbursements
Summary
The Board of Aldermen voted to table ordinance items 4a, 6a and 6b to the next regular meeting and approved disbursements (item 4b) by voice/hand vote after staff advised that disbursements for essential services can proceed.
The Carl Junction Board of Aldermen amended the evening's agenda on March 17 to table ordinance items 4a, 6a and 6b and moved to approve disbursements (agenda item 4b).
After a brief discussion about whether routine financial items must be acted on immediately, a staff member advised the board that disbursements necessary to maintain government operations—such as utility payments—are permissible to approve even when other agenda items are tabled. Council then voted to approve the disbursements by a voice/hand vote; the presiding officer announced, "The disbursements are approved." The board directed that the tabled items be brought back at the next regularly scheduled meeting.
The motion to approve disbursements was recorded in the meeting as "Motion by Walter, second by Carol to approve the disbursements." Individual roll‑call votes were not recorded in the transcript; the board used a show‑of‑hands/voice procedure.
