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Council amends agenda, hears readings of ordinance and resolution, accepts Local Government Fund estimate and holds executive session
Summary
Council amended the agenda to add Ordinance 2025-10 (first reading), heard a second reading of Resolution 2025-16 (investment policy), accepted a Local Government Fund estimate of $98,597.21 for 2026, and recessed to executive session to discuss possible land acquisition before adjourning.
Council voted to amend the agenda to include Ordinance 2025-10; the motion was made by Rob Bailey and seconded by Charlie Martin and passed unanimously. Later in the meeting the clerk read the first reading by caption only of Ordinance 2025-10, described in the transcript as an amendment to the ordinance pertaining to keeping animals near dwellings; council raised questions and asked the Solicitor to rewrite the ordinance.
The second reading by caption only of Resolution 2025-16 amended the Village of Hicksville investment policy, per the clerk’s reading. No votes on the ordinance or resolution were recorded beyond the readings.
A motion from the Budget Commission to accept a Local Government Fund estimate at 6.9% for an estimated $98,597.21 for 2026 was presented; Council Member Eric Bassett moved to accept, Charlie Martin seconded, and the motion passed unanimously.
At 7:10 p.m. Council moved into executive session to discuss possible land acquisition after a motion from Kent Miller, seconded by Eric Bassett; the vote was 5–1 (Bailey opposed). Council returned to open session at 7:35 p.m. with no further action taken and adjourned at 7:45 p.m. on a motion from Eric Bassett, seconded by Rob Bailey.
