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Meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance followed by an invocation delivered by Pastor Jeremiah Gibbs of Christ United Methodist Church, who prayed for wisdom for city leaders and noted the Marine Corps’ 250th birthday.
The Westfield Common Council met for a regular session featuring a departmental presentation from the director of informatics, several ordinance votes including a voluntary annexation for a future park at 1206 W 186th Street, and a first reading and debate on an additional-appropriation ordinance that prompted discussion about budgeting cadence. Multiple ordinances passed unanimously; one appropriation ordinance was introduced for further consideration.
