Alexander "Sandy" Crook Shanks appointed municipal court judge

Alexander "Sandy" Crook Shanks was appointed municipal court judge after members moved and seconded his nomination and voted unanimously, according to the meeting transcript.

Miss Walsh moved, "I move that we appoint Alexander aka Sandy Crook Shanks, uh, to be the new municipal court judge." Mr. Kirkindall seconded the motion, and the chair called for the vote. "All in favor please say I. All opposed, no. And the motion carries unanimously," the transcript records. The meeting does not provide a roll-call tally or the number of yes votes.

The appointment followed a brief executive-session recap at the start of the open meeting. The presiding officer said that in executive session the body "discussed a contractual matter regarding the sale of 28 acres at the recreation complex and we took no action." The transcript gives no further detail on that contractual matter.

After the appointment, the transcript records a member praising Shanks's experience in municipal court and welcoming him aboard. The transcript also records the chief commenting that the body is "making progress getting things back on track" and praising recent hires as "sharp," but the chief is not named in the record.

Later in the meeting, Mr. Cook moved to adjourn; Miss Walsh seconded, members voted in favor, and the chair declared the meeting adjourned. Informal closing remarks followed, including the lines, "So, the budget is no more" and "Rain's got to work," which appear to be incidental comments after adjournment.

The transcript does not identify the name of the governing body that made the appointment, does not include a roll-call vote tally, and provides no further detail about the executive-session discussion of the 28-acre property. Those items were stated as not specified in the record.