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Council appoints Paul McLaughlin Sargent-at-Arms; Jeff Eckhardt selected as Mayor Pro-tem

City of Burton City Council · May 13, 2025
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Summary

Council appointed Paul McLaughlin as Sargent-at-Arms and selected Jeff Eckhardt as Mayor Pro-tem by written vote (Eckhardt received three votes to Nathan Kalkhake's two).

Council considered two personnel/leadership appointments. Paul McLaughlin was reappointed as Sargent-at-Arms after he indicated a willingness to continue in the role; the motion to appoint him was made by Councilmember Nathan Kalkhake and seconded by Councilmember Macey Tidwell, with McLaughlin recorded as abstaining from that vote.

For Mayor Pro-tem, members decided to cast a written vote. Nathan Kalkhake received two votes and Jeff Eckhardt received three votes, and Eckhardt was chosen as Mayor Pro-tem. The minutes record the tally but do not list the individual votes beyond the two tallies.