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Harrisville council confirms appointments, adopts policies and approves two resolutions
Summary
Council approved multiple appointments including mayor pro-tem and committee seats, adopted council and meeting-agenda policies and a video-recording policy, and passed Resolutions 001-2026 and 002-2026; the GIS agreement was also approved.
The Harrisville City Council on Jan. 12 confirmed a slate of organizational appointments, adopted several policy statements and approved two administrative resolutions.
Appointments approved included Jacquelyn Schwanz as mayor pro-tem (vote recorded Yays:5, with Schwanz recorded as abstaining where noted), Deputy Clerk Donna Vroman, Deputy Treasurer Tom Keerl, Street & Sidewalk Administrator Kari Vanderheuel (appointment recorded with an abstention by Vanderheuel where indicated), and Clerk Kyla Harmon as City Census and FEMA coordinator. Council appointed Mary Peterson, Hanna Rainey and Kari Vanderheuel to the Tax Board of Review, and named Ward 1 Alderman Nancy McKenzie, Ward 2 Alderman Kari Vanderheuel and Ward 3 Alderman Tom Mason to the Finance Committee (abstentions recorded by the appointees as noted in the minutes).
Council also adopted council policy statements, a meetings-and-agendas policy and a video-recording policy by recorded votes. The council approved Resolution 001-2026 (Poverty Level exemption form) and Resolution 002-2026 (Asset Level form). In old business, the council approved the GIS Agreement. Where recorded, votes were typically Yays:5 Nays:0; several appointments show the appointee abstaining.
Minutes do not list details of the GIS agreement contract in full; next steps for many appointments and policies are implementation by city staff and committee leads.
