Council delays vote on electric governmental aggregation ordinance after failed suspension

Council considered Ordinance 2024-O-1, an ordinance to adopt a plan of operation and governance for electric governmental aggregation, during its Feb. 26 meeting.

After a procedural motion to hear the ordinance by title passed (five aye votes, one abstention, one absent), council voted on a motion to suspend the rules and adopt the ordinance immediately. The suspension motion failed: roll call showed four aye votes, two abstentions and one absent, below the threshold required to suspend rules. Because the suspension failed, council will bring the ordinance back for a subsequent reading at the next council meeting.

Solicitor Deepak Desai and council members discussed the procedural vote counts and confirmed the need to return the item for additional consideration. No substantive debate on the ordinance text occurred on the floor during the failed suspension vote.

Votes at a glance: suspension of Ordinance 2024-O-1 — failed (4 aye, 2 abstain, 1 absent).