1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:03,680 this reorganization meeting of the Terre 2 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:06,560 Haute City Council. 3 00:00:03,680 --> 00:00:11,480 It's a little bit after 5:30 p.m. on 4 00:00:06,560 --> 00:00:11,480 Thursday, January 8th, 2026. 5 00:00:11,720 --> 00:00:15,120 Michelle, will you please call the roll? 6 00:00:19,440 --> 00:00:23,720 Councilperson Azar. Present. 7 00:00:21,520 --> 00:00:26,280 Councilperson uh Boland. Councilperson 8 00:00:23,720 --> 00:00:28,840 Chaeles. Happily present. Councilperson 9 00:00:26,280 --> 00:00:31,280 DeVine. Here. Councilperson Dinkle. 10 00:00:28,840 --> 00:00:32,960 Present. Councilperson Hinton. Present. 11 00:00:31,280 --> 00:00:34,960 » Councilperson Ladermilk. Present. 12 00:00:32,960 --> 00:00:37,720 Councilperson Nation. Here. 13 00:00:34,960 --> 00:00:40,320 Councilperson Thompson. 14 00:00:37,720 --> 00:00:43,080 Uh seven are present, two are absent. 15 00:00:40,320 --> 00:00:43,080 Thank you, Michelle. 16 00:00:43,360 --> 00:00:46,480 We just have two pieces of business 17 00:00:45,200 --> 00:00:48,480 tonight, and it's the election of the 18 00:00:46,480 --> 00:00:51,120 president and the vice president for 19 00:00:48,480 --> 00:00:53,120 2026. 20 00:00:51,120 --> 00:00:56,480 First, I'd like to open the floor to 21 00:00:53,120 --> 00:00:57,960 nominations for president. 22 00:00:56,480 --> 00:01:00,080 Mr. President. 23 00:00:57,960 --> 00:01:02,600 Uh Councilperson Hinton. 24 00:01:00,080 --> 00:01:05,640 Mr. President, I'd like to nominate 25 00:01:02,600 --> 00:01:07,880 Anthony Thanks. Uh I see in my stage 26 00:01:05,640 --> 00:01:09,160 direction here that there is no second 27 00:01:07,880 --> 00:01:12,080 required. 28 00:01:09,160 --> 00:01:14,800 Um are there any other uh nominations 29 00:01:12,080 --> 00:01:14,800 for president? 30 00:01:14,960 --> 00:01:19,320 All right, then I'm going to uh close 31 00:01:17,840 --> 00:01:23,920 nominations. 32 00:01:19,320 --> 00:01:27,640 And we have just elected Anthony Dinkle 33 00:01:23,920 --> 00:01:29,720 as president by acclamation. 34 00:01:27,640 --> 00:01:33,480 Congratulations. 35 00:01:29,720 --> 00:01:34,960 Let's uh switch up. Good shuffle. Yeah. 36 00:01:33,480 --> 00:01:36,440 Simple [clears throat] piece. Clap for 37 00:01:34,960 --> 00:01:38,680 him. Simple piece of paper. Simple piece 38 00:01:36,440 --> 00:01:38,680 of paper. 39 00:01:41,520 --> 00:01:43,800 All right. 40 00:01:43,491 --> 00:01:45,560 » [clears throat] 41 00:01:43,800 --> 00:01:47,080 » Oh, this is harder. 42 00:01:45,560 --> 00:01:48,600 Thank you all for your vote of 43 00:01:47,080 --> 00:01:50,680 confidence, and thank you, Councilperson 44 00:01:48,600 --> 00:01:53,240 Nation, for your service as president 45 00:01:50,680 --> 00:01:54,800 during 2025. 46 00:01:53,240 --> 00:01:57,160 This time, we'll open nominations for 47 00:01:54,800 --> 00:01:58,840 vice president. Councilperson Azar. 48 00:01:57,160 --> 00:02:01,240 » Mr. President, even though she is not 49 00:01:58,840 --> 00:02:03,560 here, she expressed desire to serve in 50 00:02:01,240 --> 00:02:06,680 that office, so I would like to nominate 51 00:02:03,560 --> 00:02:09,800 uh Councilperson Thompson. 52 00:02:06,680 --> 00:02:11,240 Any further nominations? 53 00:02:09,800 --> 00:02:12,520 Okay, with that, we'll close nominations 54 00:02:11,240 --> 00:02:14,160 and declare 55 00:02:12,520 --> 00:02:17,640 Councilperson Thompson the vice 56 00:02:14,160 --> 00:02:17,640 president by acclamation. 57 00:02:19,720 --> 00:02:24,811 Uh next item on the agenda. 58 00:02:22,791 --> 00:02:24,811 » [clears throat] 59 00:02:25,280 --> 00:02:30,080 » Uh you will need to designate the 60 00:02:27,120 --> 00:02:31,360 newspaper of record. 61 00:02:30,080 --> 00:02:35,160 Mr. President. 62 00:02:31,360 --> 00:02:36,000 Councilperson Nation. I move that um 63 00:02:35,160 --> 00:02:39,560 we 64 00:02:36,000 --> 00:02:43,280 Mhm. designate the Tribune-Star 65 00:02:39,560 --> 00:02:43,280 as the newspaper of record. 66 00:02:43,920 --> 00:02:47,480 It's a motion. Is this a motion? Yeah, I 67 00:02:45,720 --> 00:02:49,120 made the motion. Second. Thanks. It's 68 00:02:47,480 --> 00:02:51,040 been moved by Councilperson Nation, 69 00:02:49,120 --> 00:02:52,200 seconded by Councilperson Hinton, 70 00:02:51,040 --> 00:02:53,840 that we 71 00:02:52,200 --> 00:02:55,520 designate the Tribune-Star as the 72 00:02:53,840 --> 00:02:57,640 newspaper of record. All those in favor, 73 00:02:55,520 --> 00:02:58,920 please say aye. Aye. Those against, say 74 00:02:57,640 --> 00:03:00,360 nay. 75 00:02:58,920 --> 00:03:01,600 Okay, the 76 00:03:00,360 --> 00:03:03,400 Tribune-Star is designated as the 77 00:03:01,600 --> 00:03:05,640 newspaper of record. 78 00:03:03,400 --> 00:03:09,160 Next item on the agenda. 79 00:03:05,640 --> 00:03:10,720 Uh Mr. President, would you like to uh 80 00:03:09,160 --> 00:03:11,840 uh announce any appointments to boards 81 00:03:10,720 --> 00:03:13,360 and commis- 82 00:03:11,840 --> 00:03:14,920 sorry, boards and commissions for 83 00:03:13,360 --> 00:03:16,800 council members? No, we'll make all 84 00:03:14,920 --> 00:03:18,840 appointments to boards and commissions 85 00:03:16,800 --> 00:03:21,000 um at next week's meeting. 86 00:03:18,840 --> 00:03:23,080 Okay. And do you have any appointments 87 00:03:21,000 --> 00:03:24,520 for council committees? We'll do those 88 00:03:23,080 --> 00:03:27,040 next week as well. Okay. 89 00:03:24,520 --> 00:03:29,600 Then, George, Are we Are we meeting next 90 00:03:27,040 --> 00:03:31,360 week, then? Yes, sir. Okay, then I make 91 00:03:29,600 --> 00:03:32,400 a motion to adjourn. 92 00:03:31,360 --> 00:03:33,640 Second. 93 00:03:32,400 --> 00:03:35,040 It's been moved by Councilperson Azar, 94 00:03:33,640 --> 00:03:36,640 seconded by Councilperson Ladermilk, 95 00:03:35,040 --> 00:03:39,400 that we adjourn. All those in favor, say 96 00:03:36,640 --> 00:03:41,720 aye. Aye. Those against, say nay. 97 00:03:39,400 --> 00:03:43,880 We are adjourned. 98 00:03:41,720 --> 00:03:43,880 Good.