The Hallandale Beach City Commission took a series of procedural and direction votes on Oct. 22. Below are the actions recorded on the meeting record, with outcomes and immediate next steps.

Votes and formal actions (selected):

- Motion to approve a supplemental agenda item: carried 4–0 (Mayor Joy Cooper, Commissioners Adams, Butler, Lee Matau voting yes; Vice Mayor Lazarus absent). (Transcript roll call at 00:03:44–00:03:58.)

- Motion to approve minutes from Sept. 15 and Sept. 29 and to adopt the consent agenda: carried 4–0. (Roll call recorded during consent sequence.)

- Motion to defer agenda item from 3 Islands (safe neighborhood district crosswalks) to allow Vice Mayor Lazarus to participate: carried 4–0. (Staff presentation deferred; roll call recorded 4–0.)

- Motion authorizing the city attorney to work with Commissioner Taub on condominium association screening practices and potential local actions regarding restrictive credit‑score practices for condominium purchases: carried 4–0. Commissioners directed staff to review possible municipal remedies and report back.

- Motion directing staff to host public education forums on proposed state actions concerning homestead property tax proposals and to coordinate outreach (requested by Commissioner Adams): carried 4–0.

- Motion to waive facility rental fees for a memorial/service related to Vice Mayor Lazarus’s family (proposed in the meeting): carried 4–0.

- Motion to recognize and present a proclamation/key to an invited guest (public figure Brandon Tatum) at commission request: carried 3–1 (Commissioner Butler voted no; other voting commissioners yes).

- Motion directing the city manager, city attorney and police chief to implement state statute enabling fines for vehicles creating wakes during flooding (no‑wake enforcement): carried 4–0. Commissioners requested staff report on enforcement authority and revenue treatment.

- City Attorney requested two executive‑session items for litigation strategy (Reynaldo Mayor & Linda Pensarella v. COHB; Sarah Danbury v. COHB) and proposed scheduling for Nov. 5, 2025 commission meeting; commission consented to meet in executive session.

Why it matters: These votes reflect immediate administrative direction—deferring outreach items to accommodate absent members, asking staff to examine housing‑access issues, scheduling litigation executive sessions and committing the city to community education and enforcement steps.

Provenance: Each vote is recorded in the meeting transcript; roll calls and speaker confirmations are in the record for each motion listed above.

Ending: Staff will return with requested reports and memos (condo screening review, enforcement memo on no‑wake fines, public education plan on homestead proposals) and execute the deferred item scheduling.