Anniston council approves three resolutions certifying election results

The Anniston City Council approved its consent agenda and passed three standalone resolutions certifying recent election results during the meeting.

The resolutions formally certified Mary L. Mayerington to the Kingston City Board of Education, Donnie Brancy to the Innocence City Board of Education and Joe Harrington to City Council Ward 3 C. Council members recorded votes by roll call as each resolution was taken; portions of the roll calls recorded in the meeting transcript show affirmative answers for several members.

The council approved the consent agenda earlier in the meeting. For the first certification — naming Mary L. Mayerington to the Kingston City Board of Education — the transcript records Councilor Harris and Mayor Smith answering “Yes” during the roll call before the chair said the resolution had passed. For the second certification, the transcript records Councilman Downing, Councilman Roberts and Councilman Harrington answering “Yes” on the roll call before the chair said that resolution had passed. The third certification for Joe Harrington to Ward 3 C was moved and seconded and the chair announced it had passed; a roll call for that item is not verbatim in the available transcript.

No statutes, ordinances or other legal citations were referenced in the discussion captured in the transcript. The meeting record shows the council asked for and received roll-call affirmations for at least two of the resolutions before the chair declared each passed. The city clerk (identified in the transcript as Miss Bass) then asked whether there were any additional matters to come before the council.

The votes and actions recorded in the transcript were procedural certifications of election results; the transcript does not show debate on the merits of the certified elections or any motions to reconsider.