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MIN2025-003 Approval of the December 9, 2024 Mayor and Council Meeting Minutes

2025-01-06 · approved · minutes

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The council record

Recorded roll call
PositionCountPublished names
aye7Councilmember Pickens, Councilmember Hines, Councilmember Lindley, Councilmember Welch, Councilmember Wilkinson, Mayor Pro Tem / Councilmember Gould, Councilmember Oglesby Jr.
nay0None
recuse0None
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Decision and next steps

Authorization and later evidence are separate events. A later record does not by itself establish causal impact.

  1. · no external step identified

    Administrative record or meeting procedure

    No separate implementation event is implied by this action. The source record remains the evidence.

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Motion sequence

made a motion to approve

Reported carried · Mover: Councilmember Travis Lindley · Seconder: Councilmember Latonia P. Hines

Recorded roll call
PositionCountPublished names
aye7Councilmember Pickens, Councilmember Hines, Councilmember Lindley, Councilmember Welch, Councilmember Wilkinson, Mayor Pro Tem / Councilmember Gould, Councilmember Oglesby Jr.
nay0None
recuse0None
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