Consent Agenda Spending Concerns

At a glance

• What: two residents objected that multi-million-dollar commitments were approved together on the May 28, 2026 consent agenda with no discussion while Council was debating a tax increase.
• Where it stands: Council made no recorded response. The consent agenda passed 4-0 on a motion by Zegerman, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Mahaffey.
• Next: none recorded.

Comments

• Cozzolino said about $4.1 million was committed in under a minute: the Perry Road Land Exchange, the Town Hall Renovation Contract and the Hughes Mason Sidewalk Projects. She said consent agendas are for routine items such as minutes, and questioned why the financial audit moved from the consent agenda to a presentation (see Fiscal Year 2025 Financial Audit).
• Osman called the optics very poor at a time residents were asking for a zero tax increase, even if the items are capital rather than operating spending.

Sources

• Town Council regular meeting minutes, May 28, 2026 (approved June 23, 2026): https://www.apexnc.org/DocumentCenter/View/54042/Combined-2026-Meeting-Minutes-Approved-TOA---January-through-partial-March

Log

2026-05-28 - Town Council Meeting

Raised in the public forum by Cozzolino and Osman.