HomeMy WebLinkAbout1984-01-03 Council minutes' COUNCIL ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING
January 3, 1984
11:30 A.M.
Iowa City Council, organizational mtg., 1/3/84, at the Civic Center.
Councilmembers present: Ambrisco, Baker, Dickson, Erdahl, McDonald, Strait,
Zuber. Absent: none. Minutes of this meeting are recorded on Tape 83-C47,
Side 1, 169-315.
Moved by Dickson, seconded by Strait, to appoint City Clerk Marian
Karr as Temporary Chair. Motion carried unanimously, 7/0, all Councilmembers
present. Temporary Chair Karr presiding.
Temporary Chair noted correction to the agenda re previous custom of
voice voting and not ballot voting. Moved by Dickson, seconded by Ambrisco,
to use the following procedures for election of officers: Nominations to be
made from the floor; Election of Mayor and Mayor Pro tem be made from the
floor by voice vote. The Temporary Chair declared the motion carried
unanimously, 7/0, all Councilmembers present.
The Temporary Chair announced that nominations were in order for the
office of Mayor of the City of Iowa City. Moved by Erdahl, seconded by
Dickson, to nominate Councilmember John McDonald. Moved by Dickson, seconded
by Strait, that nominations be closed. The Temporary Chair declared the
motion carried unanimously, 7/0, all Councilmembers present. After the voice
vote. the Temnorary Chair derlarpd John Mrnnnald �2u n1cc a "
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vote, 7/0, as Mayor for a two year term, January 1, 1984-86.
The Temporary Chair announced that nominations were in order for the
office of Mayor Pro tem. Moved by Dickson, seconded by Zuber, to nominate
Councilmember Clemens Erdahl. Moved by Dickson, seconded by Strait, that
nominations be closed. The Temporary Chair declared the motion carried
unanimously, 7/0, all Councilmembers present. After the voice vote, the
Temporary Chair declared Clemens Erdahl was elected by unanimous vote, 7/0,
as Mayor Pro tem for a two year term, January 1, 1984-86.
City Clerk Karr gave the oath of office to Mayor McDonald and Mayor
Pro tem Erdahl. Mayor McDonald now presiding.
Moved by Erdahl, seconded by Dickson, to make the following City
Council appointments: Legislative Committee -McDonald, Dickson, Ambrisco;
Rules Committee-Erdahl, Baker; Civil Defense Commission -McDonald; Johnson
County Council of Governments -Dickson, Ambrisco, Baker, Strait, Zuber; Iowa
City/Coralville Convention Bureau-Ambrisco. The Mayor declared the motion
carried unanimously, 7/0, all Councilmembers present.
Moved by Dickson, seconded by Ambrisco, to re -appoint Robert Jansen
for a two year term as City Attorney. The Mayor declared the motion carried
unanimously, 7/0, all Councilmembers present.
Moved by Erdahl, seconded by Strait, to re -appoint Marian Karr for a
two year term as City Clerk. The Mayor declared the motion carried unani-
mously, 7/0, all Councilmembers present.
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January 3, 1984
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Moved by Dickson, seconded by Ambrisco, to adjourn, 11:45 A.M. The
Mayor declared the motion carried unanimously, 7/0, all Councilmembers
present.
n McDo ald, Mayor
Magian K. Karr, City Clerk