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Westfield council elects 2026 leadership, approves minutes and claims docket
Summary
The Westfield City Council elected Patrick Tam as council president and Kurt Wanninger as vice president for 2026 and approved prior meeting minutes and the January claims docket in unanimous votes; finance committee appointments were announced.
Patrick Tam was elected council president and Kurt Wanninger was chosen as vice president as the Westfield City Council reorganized its leadership for 2026.
Councilor John Dart moved to elect Tam as council president; the motion was seconded and carried on a roll call vote of 7-0. Dart then moved to elect Kurt Wanninger as vice president; that motion also carried 7-0. President Tam noted councilors Noah Herron, John Dart and himself will serve on the 2026 finance committee.
The council also approved the minutes from the Dec. 22, 2025 meeting and the claims docket for January 2026. Both measures were moved, seconded and adopted by roll calls that recorded unanimous yes votes. No substantive discussion or amendments were recorded on either procedural item.
The meeting proceeded to public comment and the first substantive agenda items following these routine approvals.
