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Maplewood council approves open-meetings ordinance, budget amendments and multiple appointments
Summary
At the Nov. 11 meeting the council approved an open-meetings ordinance, amended the Prop S street-and-sidewalk budget, designated an acting city manager and confirmed five appointments to the Police Advisory Board; several budget and bond measures were advanced to a final reading.
The Maplewood City Council on Nov. 11 approved a package of ordinances and resolutions and advanced other measures to final readings.
Key votes and outcomes
- Ordinance (Bill 6298): Final reading amending the Maplewood Code on open meetings and records. Motion passed by roll call (unanimous); approved as ordinance 692.
- Ordinance (Bill 6299): Final reading to increase the 2025–26 fiscal-year budget for Proposition S street and sidewalk improvements. Motion passed by roll call (unanimous); approved as ordinance 6093.
- Resolution 25-48: Designated Fire Chief Pete Marsack as acting city manager during the city manager’s temporary absence or unavailability. Approved by roll call.
- Resolutions 25-49 through 25-53: Appointed five members to the Police Advisory Board with staggered term expirations (2027–2029). Each resolution was approved by roll call.
- Bill 6300 (Conditional Use Permit for James Lee, 2425 S. Big Bend Blvd.): Council held first and second readings and moved the bill to its third and final reading at the next meeting (not adopted at this meeting).
- Bills 6301 and 6302 (budget amendments): Council advanced both budget amendments to their third and final readings at the next meeting; finance staff explained these are routine prior-year reconciliations required by state law.
Votes were recorded by roll call; names used during roll-call questions included Council members Garcia, Houma, Maddox, Page, Wiley, Faulkingham and Mayor Greenberg. Where roll-call responses were read, the votes were recorded as 'Yes' for all listed members on adopted items.
What’s next: Bills moved to third readings (conditional use and the budget amendments) will appear on the next council agenda for final consideration.
