How the council voted: summary of predicate questions and penalties

The clerk led the council through three predicate questions and then through separate penalty votes for each charge. The recorded outcomes on the predicate questions were: 5–1 in favor on Question 1 (alleged FEMA‑related misconduct), 5–1 in favor on Question 2 (alleged perjury on Aug. 6, 2025), and 4–2 on Question 3 (alleged breach of confidentiality for CCREDC information).

Penalty votes produced mixed results. On the charge tied to the FEMA-related allegation, a motion to remove the mayor failed to reach the five‑vote removal threshold, but a subsequent motion to suspend the mayor for 30 days passed 5–1. On the second charge, a 30‑day suspension motion failed but a reprimand for conduct "beneath the office of mayor" passed 5–1. For the third charge, the council debated removal and suspension but removal failed and subsequent penalty motions (including a tied reprimand vote) did not produce a penalty.

The clerk repeatedly reminded the body of threshold rules and tallied votes publicly during the sequence. Several council members and the city attorney participated in clarifying which penalties were available under the charter before each penalty vote.