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Council fails emergency vote on revenue ordinance; ordinance treated as first reading
Summary
Ordinance No. 2025‑79 (amending the 2025 revenue tax budget) failed to receive the five votes required for emergency passage—four ayes and two nos—so it stands as a first reading; council discussed scheduling additional readings and the impact on finalizing the revenue budget.
Council read Ordinance No. 2025‑79, an amendment to the 2025 revenue tax budget, and invited public comment. No public comments were taken; Councilman McManamon called the question and the roll call produced four ayes (Albaugh, Gorman, Hernon, McManamon) and two no votes (Walker, Mayo). Mayor Jerry Barilla stated that because the emergency threshold of five votes was not met, "the ordinance fails and this is considered the 1st reading of Ordinance No. 2025‑79."
Council members and staff discussed procedural options to complete readings in December, including adding the ordinance to a special meeting on Dec. 18 and scheduling the required second and third readings. Finance Director Dave Lewis warned that without a final revenue budget for 2025, the city would continue to operate under the prior revenue projections and that staff would investigate the budgetary impact. Law Director Costa Mastros explained the timing for three readings and said that a three‑reading ordinance does not take effect until 30 days after passage, which may affect implementation of adjustments effective Jan. 1.
