##VIDEO ID:rxO6xamgUDY## it being 7:30 I will call the Monday January 6 2025 meeting to order first order of the business is call the role of counselors when I call your name please respond present Council Brooks present councelor Craig Cormier present councel D lards pres Council harder present Council Heath present Council heglin present Council Kaz president Council Mac president Council TB Munos president Council tone present and Council tyros present I have 11 councilors present next order business the election of council president for the year 2025 Council tyros I would like to recuse myself for the vote for council president and the vote for closed nominations and we'll step down from the council table for these votes according to the state ethics Commission of council is not allowed to vote for themselves for council president or participate in debate thank you okay I'm recognizing that Council tyros would be candidate for this evening for council president are there any other councilors at this time that we' accusing themselves councilor kinus leading up to a nomination I have had the honor of serving as the gardener city council president for the past 4 years and 9 months to the day my time serving in the role has been and valuable I am grateful for the opportunity and thankful to my fellow City councilors for their support and confidence in me to lead the council the people that we represent in this great City rely on us to work for them and I take that very seriously I am incredibly proud of all that we have accomplished for Gardener and look forward to all that we will accomplish in 2025 and the future the president is essential to ensuring that City business is carried out responsibly reasonably efficiently and effectively it is the council president who keeps meetings in order and holds the key leadership position in city government on the city council in the best interest of the city I believe that there should be more than one person on the council with President experience currently I am the sole member of the council who has served in the position although there is an election for President during the first city council meeting of each calendar year traditionally the same president is elected both years during the same term it is fair to say that my time as council president has been anything but traditional a midterm election of a new president is the optimal way to introduce a new person to the role counselor at large George tyros has demonstrated that he is more than capable of serving as the 39th president of the gardener city council councilor tyos is currently serving his third term at large has served on multiple standing committees and as a committee chair and in a appoint position in appointed positions of the city council he is engaged in City business responsive and reliable to his constituents and a solid colleague to his fellow counselors the knowledge that he has gained serves as a substantial foundation for a successful future in leading this Council I nominate councelor George tyros as city council president at this time there are now order for the Council of off for the Council of President and I I now open the floor for nomination Council kazin get nominates Council Tyrus are there any other nominations are there any further nominations for Council presidency okay entertain a motion to close the nominations second okay a motion made by Council Brooks seconded by Council harder to close the nomination all in F favor please indicate by saying I I all those opposed say nay okay motion carries nominations are now closed okay I will call the role of members please State the name of the Council of your choice councelor Brooks George tyros councelor Craig Cormier councelor George tyros Council D LTZ councelor George Costa styros Council harder councelor George tyros councilor Heath councelor George tyros councilor hegan councelor George tyros councelor kazinski councelor George tyros councilor Mack Council George tyros Council TBO M Council George tyros councelor ton councelor George tyros I have 10 votes for Council George tyros is elected president for 25 2025 and I turn on the C gal over to him [Music] [Applause] I would like to thank all of you for your confidence and support councelor kazinski not only do I owe you the thanks for the nomination and the kind words but this community owes you thanks for a job well done these past five years years leading our Garder city council the level of professionalism and class by which you held this role sets a bar high for anyone to follow but I'll do my very best as we look at the year ahead our work is cut out for us there are multiple transformative initiatives underway in our city that demand heightened focus and dedication to see them through completing those initiatives in alignment with our vision for Gardener is of utmost importance because we cannot afford to slow down the progress we made the changes we have implemented have allowed us to preserve the essence of our community while also taking crucial steps to make Gardener a vibrant and thriving City where both families and businesses are eager to belong as we strive to achieve these goals ensuring the Investments we make in our city are implemented in an efficient sustainable manner is crucial for long-term success effective governance will help solidify the progress we've made and set ourselves up for the future in the last year president kinus led us in key instances of focused oversight is my intention to continue this where appropriate it is our duty to ensure that the actions of municipal government are transparent accountable and in the best interest of our residents legislative oversight is a Cornerstone of good governance and we must be vigilant in our efforts to uphold this principle I look forward to working with the mayor on bolstering a culture of transparency and accountability implementing effective policies and ensuring that our City's government governance remains robust and trustworthy let's Embrace this work with optimism determination and a shared commitment to the betterment of gardener thank you let's get to work next on the agenda are the opening prayer and Pledge of Allegiance please rise God we thank you for bringing us together this evening Inspire us to the of City pray to bless and protect all the people of our city God Inspire us that we may delate in unity and Harmony amen I pled Al toag of the United States of America and to the repic for which it stands one nation God indivisible lice announcement of open meeting recordings any person may make a video or audio recording of an open session of a meeting or may transmit a meeting through any medium subject to reasonable requirements of the chair as to the number placement and operation of equipment used as so to not interfere with the conduct of the meeting any person intend to make such a recording shall notify the chair forth with all documents and Exhibits used in referenced or or referenced at the meeting must be submitted in duplicate to the city clerk as it become part of the meeting minutes is anyone recording tonight's meeting there's no there are no readings for minutes of Prior meetings there are no public hearings there are no Communications from mayor there are no petitions applications Communications there are no reports from standing committees there is no unfinished business or matters for reconsideration there's no new business counselor comments and remarks are there any counselor comments or remarks councelor JN lawitz thank you president tyros I just want to take this time to congratulate you forward to you in that chair but also um I think we'd be um remiss without thanking councelor becausein because for the time up there wasn't the easiest um I think it's probably the hardest maybe Council presidency to May bid dealing with it through the pandemic um having to be the mayor um and um all the items that were in front of this Council that she dealt with in a um very uh professional professional way and made all of us counselors look um look good in doing so so thank you very much thank that is [Applause] all are there any further C or comments if not I'll entertain a motion to adjourn after the closing prayer second motion made by councelor Brooks second by councelor Tone uh all those in favor uh roll call vote please Madam Council Brooks yes Council Craig Kier yes Council General LS yes councel harder yes Council Heath yes Council heglin yes Council kazinski yes Council MC yeah Council TBO Munos yes Council ton yes and president tyros yes motion passes father see us as we thank for the opportunity and meeting bless Lord here and the people weend our our next meting am that