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Mayor names charter review appointees; council discusses trimming ceremonial resolutions list
Summary
The mayor announced three appointments to the 2026 Charter Review Commission and council discussed streamlining ceremonial proclamations and resolutions, agreeing to review the 2025 list and return recommendations to committee.
The mayor used the Jan. 12 Committee of the Whole to announce appointments to the 2026 Charter Review Commission, naming Richard Maxwell, Ray Malarski (tradition holds the previous city attorney be appointed) and Karen Wester.
Council also discussed the list of ceremonial resolutions and proclamations carried over from the previous year. The chair proposed a quarterly review to streamline the list while retaining key heritage‑month recognitions such as Black History Month and Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Several council members suggested setting qualitative or numeric limits, with one member proposing each councilmember receive two scheduled recognitions to reduce volume. The chair and clerk Van Meter will review the 2025 list and bring trimming recommendations back to committee.
Missus Padova announced a Jan. 22 ribbon cutting for Sergeant Coffey's new coffee bar in the Creekside District and invited colleagues to attend; Missus Bowers previewed a joint MLK Day resolution that will honor retired municipal judge James Green and noted a pre‑meeting presentation by Tom Gregory on Cora Thurman will be held at 6 p.m. before the Feb. 2 meeting.
