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Votes at a glance: Romeo trustees approve bills, AT&T settlement, tree-board expansion, budget amendments and road project amendment
Summary
At the Feb. 24 meeting trustees approved payment of bills, accepted a reduced AT&T settlement lump-sum offer, expanded the tree board from five to seven members, passed budget amendments for water/sewer/motor pool with one dissent, and approved a road project amendment to cover a large cost overrun.
The Romeo Board of Trustees took multiple formal actions at its Feb. 24 meeting. Key outcomes and recorded votes are listed below.
• Agenda approval (as amended) — motion passed (motion by Trustee Edwards, support by Trustee Parker). (SEG 015'SEG 035)
• Minutes approval (Jan. 27, 2025) — motion passed with recorded opposition from Trustees Fowler, Parker and Roso. (SEG 036'SEG 080)
• Bills payment — council approved two sets of bills, one for $752,000.05 (included in the record) and one for $13,300; motion by Bartholomew, supported by Edwards; roll call approved payment. (SEG 081'SEG 096)
• AT&T settlement payment — council accepted a negotiated lump-sum payoff at 75% of the $61,614.36 balance (total $46,770.77) and authorized payment; motion by Edwards, support by clerk; roll call recorded unanimous approval. (SEG 1194'SEG 1236)
• Tree board ordinance — council adopted an amendment increasing the tree board from five to seven members, adjusting terms and quorum language; motion by Bartholomew, support by Parker; roll call approved the ordinance. (SEG 1238'SEG 1316)
• Budget amendments (water, sewer, motor pool) — council approved the presented amendments (motion by Edwards, support by Bartholomew); Trustee Fowler recorded opposition. Staff noted further adjustments may follow pending wastewater assessment. (SEG 1798'SEG 1830)
• 2024 Road Project amendment — council approved an amendment to cover a project cost increase from $3,569,666 to $4,715,629.60 (requiring an additional $1,151,896) after discussion about underestimated curb costs by the engineering consultant; motion by Bartholomew, support by Edwards; roll call approved the amendment. (SEG 1831'SEG 1921)
• Motion to enter closed session for attorney consultation regarding pending litigation — motion by Fowler, support by Parker; roll call approved the closed session. (SEG 1925'SEG 1934)
The meeting record shows motions were seconded and roll calls taken as detailed above. Specific numeric tallies were provided verbally in the meeting transcript for some votes; where the transcript recorded dissent it has been noted above.
