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Avondale Estates board adopts first read of 2025 budget amendment by unanimous consent
Summary
The board approved the first reading of an ordinance to amend the 2025 budget after agreeing to a consent‑vote procedure; commissioners voted 5–0 to proceed with a single reading and adopt the amendment on first read.
The Avondale Estates Board of Mayor and Commissioners voted unanimously to adopt, by consent, the first reading of an ordinance amending the fiscal-year 2025 budget. Staff explained the amendment package was not tied to audit filing timing and that the consent procedure allows a single reading if the board first approves the consent motion; the board voted 5–0 to take the consent vote and then voted 5–0 on the ordinance first reading.
Commissioners moved and seconded the motion on the record (mover identified as Graham and a second recorded), and the mayor called the voice votes. Questions from one commissioner sought clarification that the package documented previously completed transactions rather than creating a dependency for audit submission; staff confirmed the amendment documents actions already completed and that the audit filing was not contingent on the amendment. The board scheduled final ordinance steps to resume at the next meeting (first‑reading adoption process to continue August 12).
