The Lansing City Council on Jan. 6 unanimously elected Ryan Cost as council president and Tamira Carter as vice president and approved routine procedural business, including the Dec. 16 minutes and referral of officers’ reports.

The council voted on a resolution naming Ryan Cost president and Tamira Carter vice president. Council member Hussain moved the resolution; the motion carried after members present voted "aye." The council then approved the Dec. 16 meeting minutes on a motion from Vice President Carter, and later moved that city officers’, boards’ and commissions’ reports be considered read and referred as appropriate.

Why it matters: Council leadership sets meeting management and referrals for the year, and the procedural approvals clear the agenda for council work ahead.

The meeting was called to order and attended by eight members, constituting a quorum. There were no recorded objections to the leadership resolution or the procedural motions; each motion was announced as carrying unanimously.