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Lakemore swears in council members and elects Sam Ray as council president
Summary
The Village of Lakemore swore in four returning council members and a newly elected member, then elected Sam Ray as council president by written ballot. The meeting established a quorum and set dates for upcoming meetings and a sewer‑rates public hearing.
The Village of Lakemore opened its meeting by swearing in four returning council members and one newly elected member and then elected Sam Ray as council president by written ballot.
During the reorganization portion, multiple incumbents and a newcomer took the oath to "support the constitution of The United States of America and the constitution of the State of Ohio" and to "faithfully and impartially" perform their duties as council persons. Josh Rivera, Nikki Coontz and Joe Hoagak were among those sworn in by the presiding officer; the council then confirmed it had a quorum.
Council opened nominations for council president. An unnamed council member said, "I would like to nominate Sam Ray for council president," and another seconded the nomination. Members agreed to a written ballot process conducted in the room rather than an oral roll‑call vote; after counting, a member announced, "We got 8 votes for it," and colleagues congratulated Sam Ray on his election.
Sam Ray used his first remarks as council president to confirm upcoming meetings on Jan. 20 and Feb. 2 at 6 p.m., and to note a public hearing at 5:30 p.m. on Jan. 20 regarding proposed changes to the sewer billing cycle.
The meeting then moved into regular business, including acceptance of minutes and routine financial reports. The meeting adjourned after completing the evening's agenda.
