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COUNCIL ORGANI:ATIONAL MEETING
JANUAR'i 2, 1978
11:50 A.M.
Iowa City City Council, organization mtg., 1/2/78, 11:50 A.M., at
the Civic Center. Councilmembers present: Balmer, deProsse, Erdahl;
Neuhauser, Perret, Roberts, Vevera. Absent: None. Minutes of this
meeting are recorded on Tape p77-37,
City Clerk Stolfus gave the oath of office to Councilman Erdahl on
12/16/77, at 1:35 P.M., and to Councilman Roberts and Councilman
Vevera on 1/2/78, at 11:55 A.M.
At.12 noon, moved by Perret, seconded by Erdahl, to appoint City Clerk
Abbie Stolfus as Temporary Chairman. Motion carried unanimously, 7/0. '
Temporary Chairman Stolfus presiding.
1 i Moved by Roberts, seconded by deProsse, to use the following procedures
for election Of officers: Nominations to be made for the floor; voting
by secret ballot; the basis for decision to be a majority vote of the
total membership; and the canvass of ballots to be made by the City Attorney
and City Clerk. Motion carried, 6/1, Vevera voting 'no'.
The Clerk announced that nominations were in order for the office of
the Mayor of the City of Iowa City. Councilman Erdahl nominated Council-
woman deProsse. Councilwoman Neuhauser nominated Councilman Vevera.
Moved by Balmer, seconded by
carried unanimously, 7/0. Roberts, that nominations close. Motion I
After the ballots had been tabulated, the City Attorney advised that
Councilman Vevera had received a majority vote for the office of Mayor. a
Former Mayor Neuhauser presented Mayor Vevera with the gavel. Mayor Vevera
presiding.
Mayor Vevera asked for nominations for the office of Mayor Pro tem.
Councilman Roberts nominated Councilman Balmer. Councilman Perret
nominated Councilwoman deProsse. Moved by Erdahl, seconded by Perret,
that nominations close. Motion carried unanimously, 7/0.
After these ballots had been tabulated, the City Attorney announced
that Councilman Balmer had received a majority vote for the office of
Mayor Pro tem. City Clerk Stolfus gave the oath of office to Mayor Vevera 3
and Mayor Pro tem Balmer.'
Moved by Neuhauser, seconded by Erdahl, to appoint John Hayek for a
two-year term as City Attorney. Motion carried unanimously, 1/0.
Moved by Neuhauser, seconded by Perret, to appoint Abbie Stolfus for —�
a two-year term as City Clerk. Motion carried unanimously, 7/0.
Councilman Balmer presented former Mayor Neuhauser with an engraved
gavel to commemorate her admirable and commendable services representing
the Council as Mayor for the past two years. Mayo
evera stated that he
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hoped that he could do as good a job as Mayor NeuhVer had.
Id I CRDF I LMEB BY
JURM MICR�I.AB
CLOAR RAPIDS • DES MOINES
Organiza 'nal Meeting
January 2 1978
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Moved by Perret, seconded by Balmer, to adjourn, 12:30 P.M. Motion
carried unanimously, 7/0.
ABBIE STOLFUS, CITY CLERK
ROBERT VEVERA, MAYOR