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Hicksville council unanimously approves appropriation amendment, waives rules for immediate enactment
Summary
The Hicksville Village Council approved Ordinance 2025-20, an amendment to appropriations, after suspending the normal rule requiring multiple readings. The motion to suspend the rules and the subsequent final reading were passed by recorded voice vote at the Dec. 15 meeting.
The Hicksville Village Council on Dec. 15 approved Ordinance 2025-20, an amendment to the village appropriations, after suspending the usual multi-reading rule.
During the meeting the ordinance was read by caption only. Council member Eric Bassett moved to suspend the rules; Charlie Martin seconded and the transcript records that all present voted in favor of the suspension. A second and final reading followed by caption only. Council member Kent Miller moved to adopt the ordinance; Bassett seconded and the transcript again records that all present voted yes.
The ordinance was described on the record only as "to amend appropriations"; no further detail about line-item changes was provided during the public meeting. The Finance Committee had met Dec. 11 and committee minutes were filed with the council packet, according to the Fiscal Officer's report.
The council did not discuss specific implementation steps during the public session. The ordinance was entered as adopted in the meeting minutes.
