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Votes at a glance: Board passes consent calendar, perfects pay ordinance
Summary
At the May 21 board meeting the Board of Aldermen perfected and passed Board Bill 12 (compensation ordinance) and adopted consent-calendar items including Board Bills 2 and 11; multiple committee referrals and appointments were also approved.
The Board of Aldermen handled several legislative and procedural actions on May 21, 2026: it perfected and advanced Board Bill 12 (a compensation ordinance implementing a baseline 3% raise and open‑range pay schedule), adopted third‑reading consent calendar items (including Board Bill 2 and Board Bill 11), and approved multiple committee referrals and mayoral appointments.
Key votes and outcomes
• Board Bill 12 (compensation ordinance): Perfected after debate and co-sponsor additions; clerk recorded 15 aye votes on perfection; later included on the consent calendar and recorded as finally passed with 15 I votes.
• Board Bill 2 and Board Bill 11: Advanced on the consent calendar and recorded as finally passed (the clerk recorded 15 I votes for the consent calendar that included these bills).
• Motion to refer Board Bill 24 back to Budget and Public Employees Committee: Motion carried by recorded vote (transcript records 15 I votes).
• Appointments: Margaret McDonald to Airport Arts Advisory Committee and Steven Westbrook and Emily Andrews to the Clean Energy Development Board were approved by roll call (15 aye votes each).
Votes recorded in the transcript indicate unanimous support (15 I/aye votes) for the items listed above; the transcript does not provide dissenting tallies for those actions.
