Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Governance topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Josephine MDD adopts bylaws and elects board officers
Summary
At its inaugural meeting the City of Josephine Municipal Development District adopted its bylaws and elected Kevin McKinnon president, Gabrielle Sipe Bonham vice president and the chair volunteered to serve as secretary; the board set meeting cadence and discussed legal obligations. (Votes recorded by voice; no roll‑call tallies were provided.)
The newly formed City of Josephine Municipal Development District adopted its bylaws and selected its initial officers at its first meeting.
At the start of the meeting the chair introduced a resolution to adopt the district’s bylaws and asked for a motion. After a motion and a second were recorded, the chair announced, “All carried,” and the board moved on to elect officers.
Kevin McKinnon nominated himself for president during the officer election. “I motion myself because of this,” McKinnon said, and the board then voted to confirm him as president. The vice‑president nomination resulted in Gabrielle “Gabby” Sipe Bonham being named vice president; the chair volunteered to serve as secretary in the absence of other volunteers and the board accepted that presumption for the role.
Why it matters: Adopting bylaws establishes the MDD’s formal operating rules, clarifies the relationship between the district and the City of Josephine, and sets responsibilities—such as the administrative officer and recordkeeping—that determine how future projects and funds will be handled. The board’s initial officer slate gives the new body the leadership needed to begin meetings and direct staff work.
The chair reviewed specific bylaw language clarifying administrative roles. According to the text read aloud, the administrative officer is the city administrator and serves ex officio; section 3.8 specifies that the secretary is elected from the board and must ensure proper notice and custody of records. “According to our bylaws, section 2.8, the administrative officer is the city administrator,” the chair said, reading from the bylaws.
Board members debated whether to vote on a full slate or proceed with individual elections; the chair said the board had “voted individually” and that those results were sufficient. The meeting record does not include a roll‑call vote tally for the bylaws adoption or each officer election—votes were announced by voice as ‘aye’ or ‘all carried.’
Next steps: With bylaws adopted and officers seated, the board instructed staff to prepare regular meeting materials and to coordinate with the city secretary on notices and records. The new board also set a tentative meeting schedule and directed staff to provide additional procedural guidance at future meetings.
