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Votes at a glance: Ridgetop aldermen approve minutes, adopt two ordinances and complete routine business
Summary
At the Feb. 19 meeting the board approved minutes for three earlier meetings, swore in Mark Johnson as alderman, and adopted Ordinance 2019-101 (budget amendment for a truck) and Ordinance 2019-102 (zoning amendment). Several administrative motions (inventories, fee waiver, IT inventories) also passed unanimously.
The Ridgetop Board of Aldermen recorded a series of unanimous actions on Feb. 19.
Minutes and procedural motions: The board approved minutes from Jan. 15, Jan. 24 (joint meeting with Planning & Zoning) and Jan. 29. The board also temporarily amended the order of business and later returned to the regular agenda.
Swearing-in: Attorney Russell Freeman administered the oath to Mark Johnson following a motion to swear in the newly appointed alderman.
Ordinances: The board adopted Ordinance 2019-101, a budget amendment related to a truck, and Ordinance 2019-102, an amendment to the zoning ordinance 2016-116. Both ordinances passed by unanimous recorded voice vote.
Administrative motions: The board approved motions to waive a $100 fundraiser fee for a Watauga Elementary event at Ridgetop Station Park, to require department inventories of city assets (serial/VIN numbers) and to require IT inventories including passwords; it also set deadlines for budget reductions and scheduled workshops to prepare for the June budget timeline.
Vote format: For each listed motion the minutes record "Voting Aye: All; Voting No: None; Motion Carried." Specific individual roll-call votes were not recorded in the transcript beyond the unanimous outcome.
Next steps: Staff will compile required inventories, the police chief will collect LESO records and titles, and departments will submit revised budgets and IT inventories to the recorder’s office by the deadlines set by the board.
