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Finance committee reappoints George Savage as chair with one abstention
Summary
The Portola Valley Finance Committee voted to reappoint George Savage as chair for another year after no volunteers stepped forward; the motion passed with a recorded abstention and no detailed yes/no tally recorded in the transcript.
The finance committee voted to reappoint George Savage as chair for the coming year after the committee chair announced a two-year term limit and asked for volunteers. With no volunteer to take the role, a committee member moved to reappoint George Savage and another member seconded the motion.
The motion was approved; when asked for opposition the chair noted an abstention. The transcript records the motion, the second and a member saying, "I'm abstaining," but does not provide a full roll-call tally of yes and no votes beyond the abstention. The committee then proceeded to the finance items on the agenda.
Why it matters: Leadership of the finance committee affects agenda-setting and priorities for audit review and budget recommendations to the town council. The committee indicated it will continue its work on audit finalization and midyear budget follow-up under the reappointed chair.
Next steps: The committee moved on to interim financial statements and scheduled an audit review for the next meeting; staff will return corrected and audited statements when available.
