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Committee splits on allowing alcohol at Green Township Day; recorded motion fails
Summary
During a discussion about allowing alcohol at Green Township Day on June 20, 2026, the committee recorded a 4–1 vote against the permitting motion; only James DeYoung voted in favor. The minutes also include a resolution text authorizing alcohol consumption, creating an inconsistency in the record that the committee will need to clarify.
The committee discussed a request from the Recreation Advisory Committee to grant a special permit allowing alcohol consumption at Green Township Day on June 20, 2026. Committee members said the Recreation Committee seeks to expand the event to attract more adults, but the majority of the committee expressed opposition to permitting alcohol at the event.
During the roll-call vote reported in the minutes (consideration of Resolution 2026-88), the motion drew a single aye from James DeYoung and nays from Margaret "Peg" Phillips, Bader Qarmout, Michael Rose and Mayor Virginia "Ginnie" Raffay. As recorded in the meeting minutes, that roll call indicates the motion failed.
The minutes also include the text of Resolution 2026-88 (a resolution authorizing a special permit to allow alcohol at Green Township Day). The presence of affirmative resolution text later in the record is inconsistent with the earlier roll-call result recorded in the same minutes. The minutes do not record an additional roll call or corrective action clarifying that inconsistency.
What happened next: the minutes do not show a subsequent vote to reconcile the conflicting entries. The committee will need to clarify the official record (the clerk’s file) in a future meeting or by administrative correction so it is clear whether the permit was granted.
Vote as recorded in the minutes: Ayes — James DeYoung; Nays — Margaret "Peg" Phillips, Bader Qarmout, Michael Rose, Virginia Raffay. No public comment was recorded on the matter.
