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Aragon council names David Spalding mayor pro tem; approves 2026 holiday schedule, tables several items
Summary
At its Jan. 15 meeting, the Aragon City Council elected Councilmember David Spalding as mayor pro tem, approved the 2026 holiday schedule and recorded motions on the 2023 audit and payment to RL Jennings & Associates; several items, including a fire truck purchase and vacation time, were tabled.
The Aragon City Council met on Jan. 15, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. The meeting roster lists Judd Fee as mayor and Cristy Knox as city clerk. Councilmember David Spalding was elected mayor pro tem after a motion from Councilmember Dickie Gazaway, seconded by Councilmember Travis Haney; the minutes state Spalding "was voted in" as mayor pro tem.
Council approved the 2026 holiday schedule. The motion to adopt the schedule was made by Councilmember David Spalding and seconded by Councilmember Ed Streetman; the minutes explicitly note the schedule was approved. The transcript records a number of other motions: to approve the agenda and to approve the December meeting minutes (motions recorded as made by Councilmember David Spalding and seconded by Councilmember Ed Streetman), but those segments do not state a recorded vote tally or explicit outcome in the provided text.
The council received information from the city attorney regarding a rezoning request to change an old car wash designation from C1 to C2; that rezoning item and a separate request to install polycarbonate at the front office were both tabled. The proposed purchase of a fire truck and a separate agenda item on vacation time were also tabled; the minutes do not include purchase amounts, vendor names, or additional discussion details in the transcript segment provided.
A motion to approve the 2023 audit is recorded as having been made by Councilmember David Spalding and seconded by Councilmember Ed Streetman; the transcript records the motion text but does not specify the vote outcome in the provided segment. Likewise, the record shows a motion to pay RL Jennings & Associates (moved by Councilmember David Spalding, seconded by Councilmember Ed Streetman) but the provided text does not state the recorded result.
During public comment, Karen Fricks and Nathan Thorton spoke; the minutes note audio for those comments is available upon request but do not include their remarks in the transcript excerpt provided. The meeting adjournment was moved by Councilmember Ed Streetman and seconded by Councilmember David Spalding; the adjournment motion is recorded but the adjournment time is not specified in the excerpt.
Items recorded as tabled that may return to a future agenda include: polycarbonate for the front office, the C1-to-C2 rezoning for the old car wash, vacation time, and the proposed fire truck purchase. Where the transcript does not record explicit vote tallies or final outcomes, this article notes the absence and uses the language present in the minutes ("tabled," "was voted in," "approved" where the transcript states it).
