Organizational Meeting of the Syracuse Common Council, Monday January 5th, 2026

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[4:44] Please stand for the pledge of

[4:45] allegiance.

[4:50] » I pledge algiance to the flag of the

[4:52] United States of America and to the

[4:55] republic for which it stands. One nation

[4:58] under God, indivisible, with liberty and

[5:00] justice for all.

[5:04] >> Thank you.

[5:05] >> No prayer.

[5:07] >> Mayor, please call the role.

[5:09] >> Yes.

[5:16] » Councelor Pennywin

[5:17] >> here.

[5:19] >> I'm sorry. Councelor um

[5:22] councelor Codwell.

[5:23] >> She asking me a question and everything.

[5:25] [laughter] He's asking me a question

[5:27] while I'm trying to listen to him.

[5:28] >> He's asking where the prayer was.

[5:30] >> Talk a little bit. [laughter]

[5:32] >> Councelor Codwell

[5:33] >> present.

[5:34] >> Councelor Macho

[5:35] >> here.

[5:36] >> Councelor Android.

[5:38] >> Councelor Nave

[5:39] >> here.

[5:40] >> Councelor Moore

[5:41] >> here.

[5:41] >> Councelor Williams

[5:42] >> here.

[5:43] >> Councelor Jones Rouser

[5:44] >> present.

[5:44] >> Councelor MTO

[5:45] >> here.

[5:46] >> All present.

[5:47] >> Thank you. I will now entertain a motion

[5:50] for city clerk.

[5:55] » Thank you, Madam President. I would

[5:57] [clears throat] like to make a motion to

[5:59] nominate Patricia McBride for the

[6:02] position of city clerk.

[6:04] >> And I will second that motion.

[6:06] >> A motion have been made to nominate

[6:08] Patricia McBride as city clerk. All in

[6:10] favor?

[6:11] >> I opposed. Unanimous.

[6:14] >> Okay. Now we'll entertain a motion for

[6:16] president prompor.

[6:18] >> Madam President, I would like to make a

[6:19] motion to nominate Jimmy MTO for the

[6:22] position of President Promp.

[6:24] >> And I will second that motion.

[6:25] >> A motion have been made and seconded for

[6:27] Jimmy M for president promp. All in

[6:30] favor?

[6:31] >> Opposed? Unanimous.

[6:33] >> I will entertain a motion for majority

[6:35] leader.

[6:37] >> Madam President, I would like to make a

[6:38] motion to nominate Rashida Caldwell for

[6:41] the position of majority leader. I will

[6:44] second that motion. A

[6:45] >> motion has been made for Brashida Cwell

[6:47] as majority leader. All in favor?

[6:51] Unanimous.

[6:53] >> I will entertain a motion for majority

[6:55] whip.

[6:56] >> Madam President, I would like to make a

[6:58] motion to nominate Cho Majoke for the

[7:01] position of majority whip

[7:03] >> and I will second that motion.

[7:05] >> Motion has been second for councelor

[7:07] Machoke the majority whip. All in favor?

[7:09] >> I opposed. Unanimous.

[7:13] Okay, moving on. Uh, is there any

[7:15] communications?

[7:15] >> Yes, there is, Madam President. I

[7:17] received a letter from you directing the

[7:19] city clerk to give notice of the

[7:21] organization meeting of the Syracuse

[7:22] Common Council meeting and by charter,

[7:25] I've sent out a letter to all counselors

[7:28] um and in response to that.

[7:33] » All right. Um, then we move to agenda

[7:37] item number eight.

[7:40] Councelor Nav

[7:45] Thank you, Madame President. Like to uh

[7:48] designate the Syracuse Post Standard as

[7:50] the official newspaper for city of

[7:52] Syracuse for the publication of legal

[7:54] notices during 2026 202

[7:58] or we're on eight. I apologize. Madame

[8:01] President, I would like to adopt the

[8:03] rules and procedures of the Syracuse

[8:05] Comic Council for 2026 2027.

[8:09] >> All in favor? I oppose. Unanimous.

[8:12] >> Need a motion.

[8:14] >> All right.

[8:15] >> My apologies. I will second that.

[8:18] >> Move a little bit too fast. Right for

[8:19] you.

[8:22] » All in favor?

[8:23] >> I oppose. Unanimous.

[8:25] >> Okay. Now we go to agenda item number

[8:28] nine.

[8:29] >> Madam President, I would like to appoint

[8:31] the standing committees of the Syracuse

[8:34] Common Council for 2026 2027.

[8:37] So actually that uh item doesn't

[8:39] actually need a vote. We've already

[8:41] voted on that and the standing

[8:44] committees and of the council are

[8:46] included in your packets.

[8:48] >> So that was

[8:50] >> now Marty go back to number 10.

[8:52] >> Okay. Thank you. Thank you madam

[8:54] president. I would like to designate the

[8:56] Syracuse Post Standard is the official

[8:59] newspaper for the city of Syracuse for

[9:01] the publication of legal notices during

[9:04] 2026 2027.

[9:07] And I will second that.

[9:08] >> Motion has been made. All in favor?

[9:11] Opposed? Unanimous.

[9:15] » Okay. Then uh are we all set? There we

[9:19] go. [laughter]

[9:21] >> Ask for a motion.

[9:22] >> Uh I I ask for a motion to

[9:24] >> close the meeting.

[9:26] >> So move.

[9:27] >> We need a second.

[9:28] >> All in favor?

[9:30] >> Oppos.

[9:32] Meeting closed. Thank you.