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New Albany council adopts procedural rule changes, swears in members and names leadership
Summary
At its Jan. 6 organizational meeting, the New Albany City Council adopted amendments to its rules of procedure (including a three‑minute public‑comment limit and a five‑member waiver for competitive bidding), swore in returning members and appointed Casey Kist president pro tem and an acting mayor.
The New Albany City Council on Jan. 6, 2025 adopted a set of amendments to its rules of procedure, completed swearing‑in ceremonies for council members and made several leadership and liaison appointments during its organizational meeting.
Council took its first formal action on a package of mostly technical changes to the rules of procedure, approving language that removes an earlier inserted word, broadens where nonlegislative matters may be heard, raises the public‑comment time limit from two minutes to three minutes, and adds a provision that five council members may waive competitive bidding. A council member moved to adopt the changes; a roll‑call vote recorded six yes votes and the measure passed.
The meeting also included the ceremonial swearing in of council members. One participant taking the oath said, “I, Andrea, solemnly swear or affirm…” while the presiding official led the oath and certificates of election were distributed for winners to sign or take home.
On leadership, the council appointed Casey Kist as president pro tem for a two‑year term. The council likewise acknowledged Council member Fellows as acting mayor under the charter’s longest‑serving‑member convention; both appointments were approved by unanimous roll‑call responses. Council reappointed members to the grants subcommittee and to boards and commissions, including designating Matt Schall as the CIC representative and naming Marlene Brisk as the mayor’s designee to VCIC.
Council set its regular meeting schedule to continue on the first and third Tuesdays of each month at 6:30 p.m. in council chambers and confirmed by consensus that the clerk of council will remain the designee for Sunshine Law training until further law changes.
Votes at a glance - Adopt rules of procedure amendments: approved, 6–0. - Appoint Casey Kist, president pro tem (two‑year term): approved, 6–0. - Acknowledge Council member Fellows as acting mayor: approved, 6–0. - Reappoint grants subcommittee members and liaisons to boards/commissions: approved, 6–0. - Set regular meeting schedule (first/third Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m.): approved, 6–0.
The meeting was convened and presided over by the council’s presiding official and the clerk conducted roll call. The organizational meeting adjourned at 6:28 p.m.
