Votes at a glance: Jan. 20 Lincoln City Council meeting

The Lincoln City Council recorded the following formal actions on Jan. 20 (summaries reflect motions, movers/seconders and roll-call outcomes as stated at the meeting):

- Consent agenda: Motion to approve payment of bills and prior meeting minutes. Mover: Mister Downes; second: Mister Parrot. Roll-call votes recorded as affirmative by members present; motion carried.

- Resolution 26525: Recognizing January 2026 as Catholic Schools Week. Mover: Mister Parrott; second: Missus O'Donohue. Roll-call vote: recorded yes by members present; resolution adopted.

- Ordinance (Agenda 6b): Establishing historic-district boundaries for Downtown Lincoln. Mover: Missus O'Donohue; second: Mister Parrott. Roll-call vote recorded in favor; ordinance adopted.

- Approval of bid for demolition/removal at 02:24 Willamette Avenue: Contract not to exceed $5,995 to Burns Backhoe (transcript corrected contractor name from printed material). Motion moved and seconded; roll-call vote in favor.

- Approval: Purchase of E1 fire engine not to exceed $1,371,357. Mover: Missus O'Donohue; second: Missus Pear. Roll-call vote in favor.

- Approval: Influent pump station heater replacements, amount not to exceed $23,001.32. Motion moved and seconded; roll-call vote in favor.

- Approval: Participation in the MRO savings program (USA Blue Book). Mover: Mister Anderson; second: Mister Downs. Roll-call vote in favor.

- Advice and consent to mayoral appointment: Tim Bakkeen to Alderman Ward 2. Motion carried; Bakkeen was sworn in and took the oath of office.

Notes on vote tallies: Roll-call votes shown in the transcript record affirmative responses from councilmembers present for each item; explicit yes votes were recorded for the named members. The transcript does not provide a labeled final tally for every item beyond the recorded yes responses.