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Ripley County Council elects Ron Decker president for 2026, affirms Dec. 15 minutes
Summary
The Ripley County Council voted to make Ron Decker council president for 2026 and approved meeting minutes from Dec. 15, 2025. The leadership change included naming Peg Ehlers as president pro tem; votes were recorded as 5–1–1 for the presidency and 6–0–1 for the minutes.
The Ripley County Council elected Ron Decker as council president for 2026 and approved its Dec. 15, 2025 meeting minutes during its Jan. 20 meeting. The motion to elect Decker passed with five votes in favor, one abstention and one member absent; council then accepted his designation of Peg Ehlers as president pro tem.
Council members also approved the Dec. 15 minutes. The motion to approve the minutes was moved by Councilman Stan Wiedeman and seconded by Councilman David Tebbing; the motion passed with six votes in favor and one absence. Diane Macek was recorded as absent at roll call earlier in the meeting.
The council conducted roll call and opened the meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance before taking these organizational actions. No further debate or amendments to the leadership motions were recorded. The council moved on to budget and grant business after completing organizational motions.
