Urbana City Council unanimously keeps president pro tem, reappoints council clerk and affirms liaison assignments

On Jan. 7, 2025, the Urbana City Council held its annual organizational meeting and voted unanimously to continue Mrs. Bean as president pro tem and to reappoint Roger as council clerk.

The council also confirmed department liaison assignments for the year, with Council Member Davis taking on parks in addition to budget, finance, administration and human resources. Other assignments announced by council included Collier for safety, police and fire; Thackeray for economic and community development; Skye for public works, water, sewer and engineering; and Jumper for airport, cemetery and parks (the council recorded the change adding parks to Davis). The council approved the minutes from the Dec. 17, 2024 regular meeting and maintained its consent and committee structure for 2025.

Council considered a blanket purchase order authorization for 2025 for the border control item listed on the agenda. Council staff stated the blanket purchase order amounts are included in the 2025 budgets. After brief comment, the council took a roll-call vote and approved the item.

Roll-call votes on the meeting’s formal items were recorded at multiple points during the session and were unanimous for the organizational appointments and the approval of minutes. The council did not record dissent during these actions.

The mayor and council members briefly reviewed administrative housekeeping items and asked staff to supply salary-range information for the council clerk position for review at a future meeting. No substantive policy changes were made during the organizational portion of the meeting.

The council set its next regular meeting for Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, and adjourned after routine announcements.