[0:00] this reorganization meeting of the Terre
[0:02] Haute City Council.
[0:03] It's a little bit after 5:30 p.m. on
[0:06] Thursday, January 8th, 2026.
[0:11] Michelle, will you please call the roll?
[0:19] Councilperson Azar. Present.
[0:21] Councilperson uh Boland. Councilperson
[0:23] Chaeles. Happily present. Councilperson
[0:26] DeVine. Here. Councilperson Dinkle.
[0:28] Present. Councilperson Hinton. Present.
[0:31] » Councilperson Ladermilk. Present.
[0:32] Councilperson Nation. Here.
[0:34] Councilperson Thompson.
[0:37] Uh seven are present, two are absent.
[0:40] Thank you, Michelle.
[0:43] We just have two pieces of business
[0:45] tonight, and it's the election of the
[0:46] president and the vice president for
[0:48] 2026.
[0:51] First, I'd like to open the floor to
[0:53] nominations for president.
[0:56] Mr. President.
[0:57] Uh Councilperson Hinton.
[1:00] Mr. President, I'd like to nominate
[1:02] Anthony Thanks. Uh I see in my stage
[1:05] direction here that there is no second
[1:07] required.
[1:09] Um are there any other uh nominations
[1:12] for president?
[1:14] All right, then I'm going to uh close
[1:17] nominations.
[1:19] And we have just elected Anthony Dinkle
[1:23] as president by acclamation.
[1:27] Congratulations.
[1:29] Let's uh switch up. Good shuffle. Yeah.
[1:33] Simple [clears throat] piece. Clap for
[1:34] him. Simple piece of paper. Simple piece
[1:36] of paper.
[1:41] All right.
[1:43] » [clears throat]
[1:43] » Oh, this is harder.
[1:45] Thank you all for your vote of
[1:47] confidence, and thank you, Councilperson
[1:48] Nation, for your service as president
[1:50] during 2025.
[1:53] This time, we'll open nominations for
[1:54] vice president. Councilperson Azar.
[1:57] » Mr. President, even though she is not
[1:58] here, she expressed desire to serve in
[2:01] that office, so I would like to nominate
[2:03] uh Councilperson Thompson.
[2:06] Any further nominations?
[2:09] Okay, with that, we'll close nominations
[2:11] and declare
[2:12] Councilperson Thompson the vice
[2:14] president by acclamation.
[2:19] Uh next item on the agenda.
[2:22] » [clears throat]
[2:25] » Uh you will need to designate the
[2:27] newspaper of record.
[2:30] Mr. President.
[2:31] Councilperson Nation. I move that um
[2:35] we
[2:36] Mhm. designate the Tribune-Star
[2:39] as the newspaper of record.
[2:43] It's a motion. Is this a motion? Yeah, I
[2:45] made the motion. Second. Thanks. It's
[2:47] been moved by Councilperson Nation,
[2:49] seconded by Councilperson Hinton,
[2:51] that we
[2:52] designate the Tribune-Star as the
[2:53] newspaper of record. All those in favor,
[2:55] please say aye. Aye. Those against, say
[2:57] nay.
[2:58] Okay, the
[3:00] Tribune-Star is designated as the
[3:01] newspaper of record.
[3:03] Next item on the agenda.
[3:05] Uh Mr. President, would you like to uh
[3:09] uh announce any appointments to boards
[3:10] and commis-
[3:11] sorry, boards and commissions for
[3:13] council members? No, we'll make all
[3:14] appointments to boards and commissions
[3:16] um at next week's meeting.
[3:18] Okay. And do you have any appointments
[3:21] for council committees? We'll do those
[3:23] next week as well. Okay.
[3:24] Then, George, Are we Are we meeting next
[3:27] week, then? Yes, sir. Okay, then I make
[3:29] a motion to adjourn.
[3:31] Second.
[3:32] It's been moved by Councilperson Azar,
[3:33] seconded by Councilperson Ladermilk,
[3:35] that we adjourn. All those in favor, say
[3:36] aye. Aye. Those against, say nay.
[3:39] We are adjourned.
[3:41] Good.