Committee votes: excused member, continuances and filing of reserves hearing

The Budget & Appropriations Committee took several procedural votes during the May 11 meeting.

- Excuse Member Marr: Motion by Chair Hillary Ronan, seconded by President Shimon Walton; roll call recorded Connie Chan, Shimon Walton and Hillary Ronan as voting 'aye'; the motion carried to excuse Member Gordon Marr for the remainder of the meeting.

- Continue item 1 (OEWD small-business presentation) to the call of the chair: Motion by Chair Ronan, seconded by Member Connie Chan; roll call recorded three 'aye' votes and the motion carried. The committee asked OEWD for additional district-level and demographic data before returning to the item.

- Continue item 2 (departmental hiring patterns and racial equity) to the call of the chair: Motion and roll call recorded four ayes (vice chair was recorded as absent earlier in the meeting), and the committee continued the item because the department head was unable to attend.

- File the reserves hearing (item 3): Motion by Chair Ronan, seconded by President Walton; roll call recorded 'aye' votes from Connie Chan, Shimon Walton and Hillary Ronan and the hearing was filed (procedural action; no appropriation or ordinance enacted).

All actions and their vote tallies were recorded by the committee clerk during the meeting.