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Papillion council elects Councilmember Hoch acting council president for Nov. 18 meeting
Summary
With Mayor Black and Council President Glover absent, the council cited Papillion Municipal Code section 51.7(a) and elected Councilmember Hoch as acting council president by secret ballot; the council conducted routine business including several land-use approvals and event permits.
The Papillion City Council elected Councilmember Hoch as acting council president for its Nov. 18, 2025 meeting after Mayor Black and Council President Glover were absent.
An unidentified presiding official cited "section 51 7 a of the Papillion Municipal Code" and asked for a motion to open nominations for an acting president. A motion to open nominations passed unanimously, 7 yeas and 0 nays. Councilmember Fanslaw was nominated; the council then closed nominations and held a secret ballot because multiple nominees were present. The presiding official reported the ballot results as six votes for Councilmember Hoch and one vote for Councilmember Fanslaw. A motion to elect Hoch as acting council president (moved by Engberg and seconded by Gaines) passed 7–0.
After the vote, Hoch took the mayor's seat to lead the meeting and made several community announcements, including reminders about the Winter Wonderland event on Nov. 29 and a Nov. 22 tree-lighting and parade at Shadow Lake Town Center. Hoch also noted that city offices would be closed Nov. 27–28 for Thanksgiving.
The election followed the municipal code procedure cited by the presiding official requiring the council to choose a temporary president from its members when both the mayor and council president are absent.
The council then proceeded with the evening's agenda, taking up routine consent items, public hearings and land-use matters before adjourning.
