Chino Valley council will require roll-call votes on action items going forward

Chino Valley — The Chino Valley Town Council voted on March 10 to require roll-call votes for all council action items going forward, a procedural change members said would make individual votes clearer to the public.

Council discussion on the motion included statements both supporting and questioning the change. One council member said, "I have absolutely no problem with that," emphasizing transparency, while others noted prior expectations that roll-call votes would be used for action items but not for routine consent items.

After a motion, a second and brief clarifying remarks, the council carried the measure. A council member summarized the result: "Motion carries. We'll be doing roll call votes on action items from now on." Council did not take a separate recorded tally on the item in the meeting minutes beyond that announced outcome.

Council and staff did not adopt a written amendment to the council rules on the record during the meeting; the action recorded in the meeting changes the meeting practice and will be reflected in future agendas and minutes. The council did not specify whether the practice will apply to consent-agenda items or only to items classified as action or line items in future agendas.