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St. James council deadlocks on street-renaming ordinance in 1st reading
Summary
The St. James City Council split on Proposed Ordinance 025 (4th Series) to rename a street during its Nov. 6 meeting; motions to table and to reject the first reading were rescinded or not adopted, and a later naming motion produced a tie that the mayor noted while declaring the ordinance received its first reading.
The St. James City Council split along councilmember lines on the first reading of Proposed Ordinance 025 (4th Series), a measure to rename a city street, during its Nov. 6 meeting.
Councilperson Hannah Rushing moved to reject the first reading and return the naming decision to the city’s Economic Development Authority, a motion seconded by Councilperson Sue Craig. The roll call recorded AYES from Rushing and Craig and NAYS from Councilpersons Gene Hildebrandt and Kathleen Hanson. Mayor Jonathan Wilson stated he opposed the motion and declared it not passed.
Councilperson Gene Hildebrandt later moved to name the street 6th Avenue Court South, seconded by Councilperson Kathleen Hanson. That motion produced a 2-2 split, with Hildebrandt and Hanson voting in favor and Rushing and Craig opposed. Mayor Jonathan Wilson declared a tie vote and stated that Proposed Ordinance 025 had received its first reading.
A prior motion by Councilperson Sue Craig to table the ordinance failed for lack of a second and was rescinded. The council took no final adoption action on the ordinance; the record shows the measure received a first reading and remains subject to further action per city procedures.
The minutes do not specify which specific street is the subject of Ordinance 025 beyond the ordinance title, nor do they record the EDA’s position; the council’s next procedural steps were not stated in the minutes.
