Tuesday, October 16, 2018

The council approved 12 routine items on consent, including a $1 million increase to the Holland & Knight contract for Chevron project monitoring. Other notable items included $90,000 for Zumba classes at six city locations and $18,500 to Future Ford for truck repairs.

A resolution allowing planning commissioners to stay after their terms expire until replacements are found was approved 6-1, with Mayor Butt voting no. Several planning commission seats currently have expired terms but no new appointments have been made.

The council appointed a public safety representative to the Personnel Board by a 6-1 vote, with Mayor Butt dissenting. Three candidates had run in a 2018 election specifically for this position on the board that reviews employee policies.

The council unanimously updated the city's police oversight policy to comply with new state transparency laws. The changes will require Richmond to release more information about police misconduct investigations through the Citizens Police Review Commission.