There were sixteen divided votes during the May 7, 2025, Hamilton City Council meeting:
- Barton/Tiffany Outdoor Shelter $5.1-Million Cost Overrun [Passed 9-6];
- Referring City of Hamilton Alcohol Policy Updates [Defeated 6-9];
- Seeking Legal Advice Regarding Municipal Liability for Unpermitted Tailgate Parties [Passed 9-6];
- Updating the City of Hamilton Alcohol Policy (Tailgating Issue) [Defeated 1 to 13];
- Motion to Suspend Rules to Permit Member of Parliament John-Paul Danko to Spend All Remaining 2025 Ward 8 Discretionary Funds (The City Clerk ruled there needed to be two separate suspensions of rules, one for 2025 funds, another for 2026 funds) [Passed 9 to 3]
- Motion to Permit Danko to Spend All Remaining 2025 Ward 8 Discretionary Funds [Passed 8 to 6];
- Motion to Suspend Rules to Permit Member of Parliament John-Paul Danko to Spend All Remaining 2026 Ward 8 Discretionary Funds [Defeated 4 to 10]
- Housekeeping Receipt of a Petition Calling for Libraries to be Consumption Sites [Defeated on a 7-7 Tie Vote];
- Housekeeping: Approving Transition of Public Health Sub-Committee to Board of Health [Passed 9 to 5];
- Board of Health: Embedding Health Equity Methods and Analysis in Reporting [Passed 9 to 5];
- Board of Health: Creation of a Strategy to Counter Disinformation [Passed 9 to 5];
- Referral of Hamilton Green Building Standards for Further Review [Passed 12 to 3];
- Denying a Development Application at 387, 397, 405, and 409 Hamilton Drive in Ancaster [Passed 13 to 2];
- Municipal Water Connection for 7030 Twenty Road East [Passed 12 to 3];
- Input for Carlisle Road and Centre Road Intersection Improvements [Passed 14 to 1];
- Demolition Permit for 535 Old Dundas Road, Ancaster [Passed 13 to 2];
Barton-Tiffany Outdoor Shelter $5.1-Million Cost Overrun
