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Gresham caucus nominates three candidates for village trustee; ballot order set by draw
Summary
At a Jan. 20 caucus, Village President Rick Giese led nominations that produced three trustee nominees—Tom Madsen, Blaine Ebert and Brett Hoffman—and a random draw determined the order on the ballot. Minutes record unanimous 4–0 votes on each nomination with three trustees absent.
Village President Rick Giese opened the Village of Gresham caucus for trustee nominations at 5:22 p.m. on Jan. 20 and announced the members present and absent. Present were Rick Giese (Village President), Blaine Ebert (Trustee), Brett Hoffman (Trustee), Tom Madsen (Trustee), Brian Carroll (Operations Manager) and Judith Kristof (Clerk/Treasurer); Art Bahr, Michelle Martinez and Brett Nelson were recorded as absent.
During the meeting, trustees nominated and approved three candidates for the upcoming village trustee ballot. Tom Madsen moved to nominate Brett Hoffman for village trustee; Blaine Ebert seconded, and the minutes record the motion as carried, 4 YEA, 0 NAY, 3 ABSENT. Brett Hoffman then moved to nominate Blaine Ebert; Tom Madsen seconded and the motion carried, 4 YEA, 0 NAY, 3 ABSENT. Blaine Ebert moved to nominate Tom Madsen; Brett Hoffman seconded and that motion also carried, 4 YEA, 0 NAY, 3 ABSENT.
After asking three times for further nominations, the caucus voted to close nominations. The minutes record a motion by Tom Madsen, seconded by Brett Hoffman, to close nominations; that motion is recorded in the minutes as carried, 4 YEA, 0 NAY, 3 ABSENT. President Giese then drew the nominated names from a hat in front of attendees to determine the ballot order; the minutes list the order as: 1) Tom Madsen, 2) Blaine Ebert, 3) Brett Hoffman.
A final motion to close the caucus was made by Tom Madsen and seconded by Elaine Ebert; the minutes show the caucus closed at 5:28 p.m. The minutes do not include a recorded vote tally for the final motion to adjourn.
The minutes provide the procedural record needed for placing the three nominees on the ballot and document the method used to set ballot order. No contested votes or public testimony are recorded in these caucus minutes.
