Hopewell public meetings in 2023
3 substantive meetings from 2023, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
City Council
The council voted to appoint Janice Petit to the Healthy Families Advisory Board, passing the motion 6‑0. Earlier, members approved Zoom participation for the Vice Mayor and several procedural motions, each with unanimous or near‑unanimous votes.
- Approved Zoom participation for Vice Mayor Gore (6-0)
- Approved closed session to discuss personnel matters (7-0)
- Approved reopening from closed session (6-0)
- Certified that closed‑session matters were exempt (6-0)
- Appointed Janice Petit to Healthy Families Advisory Board (6-0)
- Adopted regular meeting agenda (7-0)
- Adopted consent agenda (7-0)
- Extended meeting through R4 (7-0)
City Council
The City Council authorized the use of former ARPA funds for a new public safety radio power supply and the acquisition of a historic school house. Council also approved an application for a $750,000 grant to preserve Shiloh Lodge.
- Authorized Economic Development to apply for AACR grant for Shiloh Lodge and spend $8,000 for the application (5-0)
- Approved support agreement with EDA for property acquisition at 15 Rev CW Harris Street (4-1)
- Authorized $69,000 in former ARPA funds for a new public safety radio UPS system (5-0)
- Specified that funding for the 15 Rev CW Harris Street school house purchase come from former ARPA funds (4-1)
- Approved virtual participation for Councilor Harris (4-0)
City Council
The special meeting held on August 24, 2023, was adjourned because a quorum was not met. No substantive decisions were made, and all agenda items may carry over to the next scheduled meeting.