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Complete Description of Council Activities
January 2, 2020
Iowa City City Council special meeting 8:00 a.m. at City Hall. Council Members present:
Bergus, Mims, Salih, Taylor, Teague, Thomas, Weiner. Staff members present: Fruin,
Monroe, Dilkes, Fruehling.
Unless otherwise noted, all actions were affirmative and unanimous.
Moved by Taylor, seconded by Mims, to appoint City Clerk Fruehling as Temporary
Chairperson. Temporary Chair Fruehling presiding.
The Temporary Chair announced that nominations were in order for the office of the
Mayor of the City of Iowa City. Nominations were as follows: Taylor, Mims, and Teague.
Moved by Thomas, seconded by Salih, to close nominations. The Temporary Chair declared
the motion to close nominations carried unanimously, and stated voting would be done in
order of nomination. Individual Council members expressed their views.
Roll call was taken on the nominations for Mayor as follows: Taylor - 2/5 (Bergus, Mims,
Salih, Teague, Weiner voting no), Mims - 2/5 (Salih, Taylor, Teague, Thomas, Weiner voting
no) Teague — 3/4 (Bergus, Mims, Taylor, Thomas voting no). Since there was not a majority
vote for any of the nominations, roll call was taken again as follows: Taylor — 2/5 (Bergus,
Mims, Salih, Teague, Weiner voting no), Mims - 2/5 (Salih, Taylor, Teague, Thomas, Weiner
voting no), Teague — 5/2 (Mims, Taylor voting no).
After a roll call on the motion nominating Teague for Mayor, the Temporary Chair
declared Bruce Teague Mayor of Iowa City for a two-year term.
The Temporary Chair announced that nominations were in order for the office of Mayor
Pro Tem of the City of Iowa City. Nominations were as follows: Taylor and Salih. Moved by
Weiner, seconded by Teague, to close nominations. The Temporary Chair declared the
motion to close nominations carried unanimously, and stated voting would be done in order of
nomination.
Roll call was taken on the nominations for Mayor Pro Tem as follows: Taylor - 2/5
(Bergus, Salih, Teague, Thomas, Weiner voting no), Salih - 5/2 (Mims and Taylor voting no).
After a roll call vote on the motion nominating Salih for Mayor Pro Tem, the Temporary
Chair declared Mazahir Salih Mayor Pro Tem of Iowa City for a two-year term.
The City Clerk administered the oath of office to Mayor Bruce Teague and Mayor Pro Tem
Mazahir Salih. Mayor Teague now presiding.
Newly elected Mayor Teague made a statement regarding his roll of Mayor.
Moved by Mims, seconded by Salih to consider a motion making two-year City Council
Appointments:
a. Rules Committee (2) 2020-2021 appointees — Salih, Taylor
b. Emergency Management Commission - (1) 2020-2021 appointee - Thomas
c. Metropolitan Planning Organization of Johnson County — (MPOJC -6 + 1 alternate)
City Manager, City Clerk, and City Attorney have served as alternates in past years.
2020-2021 appointees — Bergus, Mims, Salih, Taylor, Thomas, Weiner
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d. Iowa City/Coralville Visitors & Convention Bureau — (1) 2020-2021 appointee - Teague
e. Economic Development Committee - (3) 2020-2021 appointees — Mims, Salih,
Thomas
f. Chief Elected Officials Board — Appointment deferred.
g. Metro Coalition of Cities — (1 plus alternate) 2020-2021 appointee — City Manager
Fruin, with Teague as alternate
h. Joint Emergency Communication Center Policy Board — (2) 2020-2021 appointee —
Mims, Weiner
i. East Central Iowa Council of Governments (ECICOG Policy Board) — (1 — one year
appointment) 2020 appointee — Weiner (alternate needed)
j. Seats Paratransit Advisory Committee — (1) 2020-2021 appointee — Bergus
k. UNESCO Board of Directors — (1) 2020-2021 appointee — Bergus
I. Self -Supporting non-voting representative from Iowa City (SSMID) — 2020-2021
appointee — City Manager designee
m. Johnson County E911 Service Board - 2020-2021 appointees — Grier, Matherly
n. Iowa City Area Development Board — ICAD (2) 2020-2021 appointee — Fruin, Bergus
o. Iowa City Assessor Evaluation Committee - (1) 2020-2021 appointee — Teague
p. Partnership for Alcohol Safety - (1) 2020-2021 appointee — Mayor co-chairs the
Committee
q. Graduate and Professional Student Government Organization — (1) 2020-2021
appointee — Mims
r. Community Police Review Board Liaison — (1) 2020-2021 appointee - Weiner
The Mayor declared the motion making the appointments carried.
Moved by Salih, seconded by Thomas, to adjourn special meeting at 8:49 a.m.
Bfu
ce Teague, Mayor
Kellie K. Fruehling, ity Clerk