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CITY COUNCIL ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING
JANUARY 3, 1994
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Iowa City City Council, organizational mtg., 5:30 p,m., at the Civic Center, Council
Members present: Baker, Horowitz, Kubby, Lehman, Novick, Pigott, Throgmorton. Absent: None.
Staffmembers present: Atkins, Helling, Gentry, Karr, Henderson, Henderson, Schoenfelder,
Boothroy, Franklin, Long, Council minutes tape recorded on Tape 94-1, Both Sides.
Moved by Horowitz, seconded by Kubby, to appoint City Clerk Marian Karr as Temporary
Chair, Motion carried unanimously, 7/0, all Council Members present. Temporary Chair Karr
presiding.
Temporary Chair called the meeting to order and noted the previous custom of voice
voting for the Mayor and Mayor Pro tem. Moved by Kubby, seconded by Lehman, to use the
following procedures for election of officers: Nominations to be made from the fioor; Election of
Mayor and Mayor Pro tem be made by voice vote; and that simple majority be the basis for a
decision. The Temporary Chair declared the motion carried unanimously, 7/0, all Council
Members present.
Moved by Pigott, seconded by Baker, to switch the order of the agenda by inverting items
5 and 6, thereby voting for Mayor Pro tem prior to Mayor. Individual Council Members expressed
their views. After discussion the Temporary Chair declared the motion defeated, 2/3, with the
following voice vote: Ayes: Baker, Pigott. Nays: Kubby, Novick, Horowitz. Not voting: Lehman,
Throgmorton.
The Temporary Chair announced that nominations were in order for the office of Mayor
of the City of Iowa City. Moved by Pigott, seconded by Throgmorton, to nominate Karen Kubby.
Moved by Novick, seconded by Lehman, to nominate Susan Horowitz. Moved by Novick,
seconded by Throgmorton, to close nominations. The Temporary Chair declared the motion to
close nominations carried unanimously, 7/0, all Council Members present. Council Member Kubby
commented on the process of selecting a Mayor, and addressed concerns regarding her
appropriateness to be Mayor. Council Member Horowitz commented on the Mayoral selection
process, and clarified her understanding of the role of the Mayor. The Temporary Chair
announced that each nomination would be voted on separately, in order as nominated, and the
first voice vote would be on the nomination of Karen Kubby. After the voice vote the Temporary
Chair announced three members had voted in favor of the nomination of Karen Kubby and
verified the vote without objection. After the voice vote on the nomination of Susan Horowitz, the
Temporary Chair announced that seven members had voted in favor of the nomination of Susan
Horowitz and verified the vote without objection. The Temporary Chair announced that a majority
of Council Members had supported the nomination of Susan Horowitz and declared she had
received enough votes to secure the position of Mayor for a two.year term,
The Temporary Chair announced that nominations were in order for the office of Mayor
Pro tern of the City of Iowa Clly. Moved by Pigott, seconded by Kubby, to nominate Karen Kubby.
Moved by Horowitz, seconded by Baker, to nominate Naomi Novick. Moved by Horowitz,
seconded by Throgmorton, to close nominations. The Temporary Chair declared the motion
carried unanimously, 7/0, all Council Members present. After the voice vote on the nomination
of Karen Kubby, the Temporary Chair announced that three members had voted In favor of the
nomination and verified the vote without objection, After the voIce vote on the nomination of
Naomi Novick, the Temporary Chair announced that seven members had voted in favor of the
nomination of Naomi Novick and verified the vote without objection, The Temporary Chair
announced that a majority of Council Members had supported the nomination of Naomi Novick
and declared she had received enough votes to secure the position of Mayor Pro tem for a two.
year term.
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Council Activities
January 3, 1994
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City Clerk gave the oath of office to Mayor Horowitz and Mayor Pro tem Novick. Mayor
Horowitz now presiding,
The Mayor noted the next item of business was City Council appointments, and suggested
that membership on the Legislative Committee be kept at 3 members (rather than the present 4)
to avoid the City Clerk doing minutes. Moved by Novick, seconded by Throgmorton, to reduce
membership of the Legislative Committee to 3 Council Members. The Mayor declared the motion
carried unanimously, 7/0, all Council Members present. The following City Council appointments
were made: Legislative Comm. - Larry Baker, Jim Throgmorton, Naomi Novick; Rules Comm, -
Susan Horowitz, Karen Kubby; Emergency Management Comm.(previously Civil Defense
Comm.)- Bruno Pigott; Johnson County Council of Government - Susan Horowitz, Bruno Pigott,
Naomi Novick, Ernie Lehman, Karen Kubby (Jim Throgmorton and Larry Baker as alternates);
Iowa City/Coralville Convention Bureau - Bruno Pigott; CCN Comm. - Larry Baker; Johnson
County Land Preservation & Use Comm. - Jim Throgmorton; HACAP Bd. of Directors - Karen
Kubby (Larry Baker as alternate); Johnson County Resource Enhancement & Protection Comm.
(REAP) - Ernie Lehman; On-Site Wastewater Management District (OWMD) - Karen Kubby.
Council discussed the formulation of additional committees for networking with: Neighborhood
Associations; University student groups/government; and ADA awareness. Council agreed to
forward Ideas to the Council Rules Committee. Other ideas discussed were rotating locations of
work sessions, televising work sessions, moving the public discussion item on the formal agenda
to prior to Planning and Zoning matters,
Moved by Pigott, seconded by Lehman, to adjourn to Executive Session to discuss the
purchase of particular real estate where premature disclosure could be reasonably expected to
Increase the price the governmental body would have to pay for that property. The minutes and
the tape recording of a session closed under this paragraph shall be available for public
examination when the transaction discussed is completed.: and collective bargaining negotiating
sessions, strategy meetings of public employers or employee organizations, mediation and the
deliberation process of arbitrators shall be exempt from the provisions of Chapter 21. Affirmative
roll call vote unanimous, 7/0, all Council Members present. The Mayor declared the motion
carried and adjourned to executive session 6:27 p.m.
Council returned to open session, 8:00 p,m. Moved by Kubby, seconded by Pigott, to
adjourn. The Mayor declared the motion carried unanimously, 6/0, Lehman absent.
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Maria K, Karr, City Clerk
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