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Council holds closed session and votes on 2026 outstanding citizen; recipient not disclosed in minutes
Summary
The council convened a closed meeting to vote for Newton's 2026 outstanding citizen; roll-call votes to close and end the session were unanimous, and the minutes note that a vote was taken but do not identify the selected individual.
The Newton Town Council held a closed meeting on July 2 to vote for the town’s 2026 outstanding citizen.
The meeting was closed by unanimous roll-call vote at 8:30 p.m.; attendees recorded for the closed session included councilmembers Craig Rigby, Steven Jenkins, Anzl Rhodes, Brandon Taylor and Jed Woodward, along with treasurer Kathryn Rigby, assistant town clerk Cheryl Porritt and recorder Karla Ferguson. The minutes state that the council members voted for an outstanding citizen and then voted unanimously to end the closed meeting at 8:35 p.m.
The minutes do not disclose the recipient of the award. Nominations that were read earlier in the meeting included Craig and Sue Peterson, Kim Parkinson, Carrie Milligan, Kevin Rhodes and Greg Jorgensen.
