You don't know the people you are talking about.  They have very high integrity not to mention sacrificing all their Monday nights to voluntarily serve the community of Homer.  There is nothing wrong with introducing a resolution supported by some members of the community.  That is their (volunteer) job.  Then two of them voted against it.  How is this "imposition of what they think"?  Who are they imposing what they think on?  They just introduced a resolution for crying out loud.  What on earth is wrong with that?  Many members of the community didn't like even the idea of the resolution so they came and testified against it.  The Council listened and voted it down.  That is democracy for you.