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Logan City Council approves agenda and minutes; resident recites Martin Luther King Jr. speech during public comment
Summary
At its Jan. 21, 2020 meeting the Logan City Council approved the meeting agenda and accepted the minutes by voice vote. During public comment, resident Gail Hamilton recited excerpts from Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech and urged continued moral change.
The Logan City Council voted to approve the meeting agenda and accept the minutes at its Jan. 21, 2020 regular meeting. A council member moved to accept the minutes and approve the agenda, another member seconded, and the motion was carried by voice vote; the transcript does not record a numeric tally.
The approval came during the council's opening business. A council member said, "I'll move to accept the minutes and approve the agenda for tonight." Another member replied, "And I'll second the motion." The clerk or presiding member then said, "It's been moved and seconded. All those in favor, please say aye." Several voices responded "Aye." The council also announced its regular meeting schedule during the same exchange.
During the public comment period, resident Gail Hamilton addressed the council and recited substantial excerpts from Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1963 "I Have a Dream" speech. Hamilton prefaced her remarks by identifying herself: "Hi. I'm Gail Hamilton. I live in Logan." In her remarks she read lines including, "Now is the time to make justice a reality for all of God's children," and later said, "The remaining change needs to take place within our hearts."
The council noted its recurring meeting schedule in passing, saying the regular meetings are held the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays at 5:30 p.m.; the transcript also referenced a next meeting on Feb. 4 (year not specified in the excerpt).
No ordinances, resolutions, appointments, contracts or other formal actions beyond the acceptance of the minutes and approval of the agenda were recorded in the provided transcript excerpt.
