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Martinsville council elects Phil Deckard president pro tem and approves board appointments

Martinsville Common Council · January 13, 2026
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Summary

At its Jan. 12 meeting the Martinsville Common Council elected Phil Deckard as president pro tem and approved a slate of appointments including Anne Miller to the planning commission, John Badger to the redevelopment commission, Eric Henderson to continue on the police mayor board and Ben Mahoney to the Morgan County Economic Development Corporation board.

The Martinsville Common Council on Jan. 12 elected Phil Deckard president pro tem and approved its annual slate of board and commission appointments.

Deckard was nominated from the floor, seconded and elected by the council after nominations were closed. The presiding officer announced the vote as carried by voice.

The council also approved appointments for the year: Anne Miller to the planning commission; John Badger to serve as the council's representative on the redevelopment commission; Eric Henderson to continue as the council appointee to the police mayor board; and Ben Mahoney to represent the council on the Morgan County Economic Development Corporation board of directors. A motion to approve the full slate was made, seconded and carried by voice vote.

The council did not provide numeric roll-call tallies in the transcript for these votes. The appointees will assume their roles as designated and staff was directed to record the appointments in city records.

Council members also briefly recognized community volunteers involved in the recent "Rediscover Martinsville" event and thanked organizers for the holiday activities.