Prattville—The Prattville City Council elected Councilor Michael Whaley as council president and John Chambers as president pro tempore during an organizational meeting Nov. 3, following the swearing-in of the mayor and seven councilors.

Whaley was nominated for council president and won a roll-call vote that recorded six "yes" votes and one "no." Councilor Wade Newman voted yes; Councilor Marcus Jackson voted no; Councilors John Chambers, Tommy Merrick, Michael Whaley, Robert Stritchett and Thea Barnes Langley voted yes. President Whaley then presided over the remainder of the meeting.

The council took three rounds of nominations for president pro tempore. Marcus Jackson and Robert Stritchett were each nominated and failed to secure a majority in separate roll-call votes. In the final round, John Chambers was nominated and won the roll-call vote with six yes votes to one no. The minutes show Councilor Jackson as the sole no vote in that final tally.

The nominations and elections followed the oath-taking ceremony that installed Bill Gillespie as mayor and the seven council members for the 20251029 quadrennium. Attorney Andrew Odom administered the mayoral oath; other local judges and officials administered oaths for councilors.

No formal policy changes were enacted as part of the officer elections; the votes were limited to the choice of officers by the seated councilors. The meeting record shows the council proceeded immediately to agenda items after the officer elections.