Parks and Recreation Advisory Board elects new chair and vice chair, approves minutes

The Longwood Parks and Recreation Advisory Board elected Bridal as its new chair and named Larissa vice chair during its Jan. 6 meeting, and the board approved the prior meeting’s minutes.

Chair (speaker 2) opened the meeting and moved immediately into elections of officers. A board member (speaker 1) nominated Bridal for chair; the nomination was seconded and the board voiced approval. Later in the meeting a member nominated Larissa to serve as vice chair; that nomination also passed by voice vote.

The board then considered approval of prior meeting minutes. A motion to approve the minutes was made by a board member (speaker 4) and seconded (speaker 6). The motion carried; members later recorded a tally noting six approvals and one absent.

There were no contested ballots or roll-call tallies recorded in the transcript for the officer elections; the meeting used voice votes and members offered verbal “aye” responses. A final motion to adjourn was moved by speaker 1, seconded by speaker 4, and approved by voice vote.

The meeting included several routine board reports and a longer staff report on recent events and park projects; no ordinances, contracts, or binding policy changes were adopted during this session.

The board adjourned following the vote to close.