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Geneva council approves minutes, waives readings and declares an ordinance an emergency
Summary
The council moved to approve minutes, voted to waive the three readings and passed a motion declaring an ordinance an emergency on March 9; President also announced reappointments to the Shade Tree and Sustainability commissions.
At the March 9 meeting the City of Geneva City Council handled routine actions before adjourning.
After asking for comments on the minutes, the Council President called for a motion to approve the minutes; a council member moved and another seconded and the motion was carried by roll call.
Later in the meeting a motion and second were made to waive the three readings of an ordinance; the waiver was approved on roll call. The council then moved and seconded to declare an ordinance an emergency and conducted a roll call vote, which the transcript records as carried.
During new business the Council President announced reappointments: Allison Anderson and James Miller Ford were reappointed to three‑year terms on the Shade Tree Commission effective March 22, 2029; Adi Walounis and John Barbo were reappointed to three‑year terms on the Sustainability Commission effective March 23, 2026.
No ordinance number or resolution reference for the emergency declaration is recorded in the transcript and the roll‑call results were recorded as affirmative in voice without a clear, attributable tally in the transcript. The meeting adjourned following a motion to close.
