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Mike Stevens sworn in as Bolivar mayor; board elects Justin Ballard president and votes to enter executive session
Summary
At the April meeting the clerk administered the oath to Mike Stevens as mayor, the board nominated Justin Ballard as board president and elected him by acclamation, and the council voted to enter executive session citing RSMo 610.021 subsections covering litigation and personnel matters.
The board convened a swearing-in ceremony and then took several organizational actions. The clerk administered the oath of office to Mike Stevens; following the oath, the official who took the oath (speaker 3) said, "I do, and I will," indicating acceptance of the responsibilities as sworn.
Mayor Mike Stevens then conducted introductory remarks about meeting department heads and working with the board. Stevens formally nominated Justin Ballard for board president; with no further nominations the board elected Ballard by acclamation.
Later in the meeting, a council member moved to enter executive session and cited Missouri’s Sunshine Law exemptions under RSMo 610.021, identifying subparagraphs 1 (litigation/legal actions), 3 (personnel actions when personal information is discussed) and 13 (personnel records). The motion was seconded, the board approved by roll call and the meeting moved into executive session.
The public portion of the agenda concluded with these procedural steps; executivesession topics were listed in the motion and are not part of the open record. A roll-call vote was recorded before the board recessed to closed session.
