Council 01.07.2008

[Stan Austin]

Dever Takes Charge

At 7:30 PM January 7, 2008 Mike Dever (at large) called the council meeting to order. By virtue of being the longest serving member of council the job fell to him to open the meeting. After the roll call, pledge to the flag, and moment of silence Dever then called for nominations for the post of President of Council.

Kevin Butler (ward one) nominated Dever for the position. Mary Louise Madigan (ward four) seconded the motion. That motion passed unanimously.

The new president then moved that Madigan be named Vice President of Council. Tom Bullock (ward two) seconded the motion. It, too, passed unanimously.

Then it was down to business. Council passed resolutions accepting the appointments of Nora Hurley as Law Director and Nathan Kelly as Director of Planning and Development.

As part of a new council with new leadership, Dever wants to “take a fresh look at Council Rules of Procedure. Although Council procedures default into Roberts Rules of Order when no other rules have been established, those that have been set down by separate ordinance have not been changed in over 30 years. Also, some questionable rules continue simply because past practices prevailâ€Â