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Friendship Heights Village elects Roy Schafer mayor; council names six additional officers
Summary
At its organizational meeting, the Friendship Heights Village council selected Roy Schafer as mayor and approved six other officers. Most votes were unanimous; the mayoral selection recorded six yeas and one abstention. The newly elected chair, Martha Sowell, then presided over the rest of the meeting.
The Friendship Heights Village council elected Roy Schafer as mayor and chose six other officers at its organizational meeting. Francine Klein presided over the officer elections before turning the meeting over to Chair Martha Sowell.
The council selected the following officers by voice vote: Roy Schafer, mayor (6 yeas, 1 abstention); Martha Sowell, chair (unanimous); Francine Klein, vice chair (unanimous); Vic Beazell, secretary (unanimous); John Conlow, treasurer (unanimous); Lisonbee Ault, parliamentarian (unanimous); and Al Mueller, historian (unanimous). After the votes, Francine Klein formally turned leadership of the meeting over to Chair Martha Sowell.
The votes were taken by roll-call-style voice raises; where tallies were announced, the mayoral vote was recorded as six in favor and one abstention. Council members stated there was no additional discussion on the nominations before voting.
The council also approved routine administrative housekeeping tied to leadership: appointing the mayor, chair and treasurer as signers on village financial accounts (unanimous). Chair Sowell said the council looks forward to “a very productive two years” and moved the agenda to public comments and other business.
No legal authorities were cited during the officer elections; the choices followed the council’s stated process for nominating and confirming officers.
