City Commission Minutes 01-02-2014

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     CITY OF MUSKEGON
          ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING
                      JANUARY 2, 2014
     CITY COMMISSION CHAMBERS @ 5:30 P.M.
                                MINUTES
The City of Muskegon Organizational Meeting was held at City Hall, 933 Terrace
Street, Muskegon, Michigan at 5:30 p.m., Thursday, January 2, 2014.
Mayor Gawron opened the meeting with a prayer Oneata Bailey after which
the Commission and public recited the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
ROLL CALL FOR THE REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING:
Present: Mayor Stephen Gawron, Commissioners Eric Hood, Willie German, Dan
Rinsema-Sybenga, Byron Turnquist, and Ken Johnson, City Manager Franklin
Peterson, City Attorney John Schrier, and City Clerk Ann Marie Cummings.
Absent: Commissioner Lawrence Spataro (excused).
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A.   Oath of Office Ceremony. Honorable Maria Ladas Hoopes, Chief Judge,
     60th District Court, gave the oath of office to Mayor Stephen J. Gawron,
     Commissioner Ken Johnson, and Commissioner Dan Rinsema-Sybenga.
B.   Election of Vice-Mayor.
     Motion by Commissioner Rinsema-Sybenga, second by Commissioner
     Johnson to appoint Larry Spataro as Vice Mayor.
      ROLL VOTE: Ayes: Rinsema-Sybenga, Johnson, and Gawron
                  Nays: Hood, German, and Turnquist
     MOTION FAILS
     Motion by Commissioner German, second by Commissioner Hood to
     Table to January 14, 2014, Commission Meeting.
     ROLL VOTE: Ayes:    German, Rinsema-Sybenga,         Turnquist,   Johnson,
                Gawron, and Hood
     MOTION PASSES
C.   Setting Commission Meetings:     5:30 p.m. – 2nd and 4th Tuesdays each
     month.




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     Motion by Commissioner Turnquist, second by Commissioner Johnson to
     set the City Commission Meetings for 5:30 p.m. the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of
     each month.
     ROLL VOTE: Ayes:    German, Rinsema-Sybenga,         Turnquist,   Johnson,
                Gawron, and Hood
     MOTION PASSES
D.   Setting Worksession Meetings: 5:30 p.m. – Mondays preceding the 2nd
     Tuesday each month.
     Motion by Commissioner Johnson, second by Commissioner Hood to set
     the Worksession Meetings for 5:30 p.m. the Mondays preceding the 2nd
     Tuesday of each month.
     ROLL VOTE: Ayes: Rinsema-Sybenga, Turnquist, Johnson, Gawron, Hood,
                and German
     MOTION PASSES
E.   Appointment of City Manager: Franklin J. Peterson.
     Motion by Commissioner Turnquist, second by Commissioner Rinsema-
     Sybenga to appoint Franklin J. Peterson as City Manager.
     ROLL VOTE: Ayes:  Turnquist, Johnson, Gawron, Hood, German, and
                Rinsema-Sybenga
     MOTION PASSES
F.   Appointment of City Clerk: Ann Marie Cummings.
     Motion by Commissioner German, second by Commissioner Johnson to
     appoint Ann Marie Cummings as City Clerk.
     ROLL VOTE: Ayes: Johnson, Gawron, Hood, German, Rinsema-Sybenga,
                and Turnquist
     MOTION PASSES
G.   Appointment of City Treasurer: Derrick Smith.
     Motion by Commissioner German, second by Commissioner Rinsema-
     Sybenga to appoint Derrick Smith as City Treasurer.
     ROLL VOTE: Ayes: Gawron, Hood, German, Rinsema-Sybenga, Turnquist,
                and Johnson
     MOTION PASSES
H.   Appointment of City Auditor: Derrick Smith.
     Motion by Commissioner Hood, second by Commissioner German to
     appoint Derrick Smith as City Auditor.



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     ROLL VOTE: Ayes: Hood, German, Rinsema-Sybenga, Turnquist, Johnson,
                and Gawron
     MOTION PASSES
I.   Appointment of City Assessor and Deputy Assessor:
           County Equalization Director Donna VanderVries
           Deputy Director Dan VanderKooi
     Motion by Commissioner Johnson, second by Commissioner Rinsema-
     Sybenga to appoint Donna VanderVries and Dan VanderKooi as City
     Assessor and Deputy Assessor.
     ROLL VOTE: Ayes:    German, Rinsema-Sybenga,         Turnquist,   Johnson,
                Gawron, and Hood
     MOTION PASSES
J.   Designation of City Fund Depositories:
           Fifth Third Bank (Main Depository)
           Huntington Bank
           Comerica Bank
           PNC Bank
           Flagstar Bank (CDARS)
     Motion by Commissioner Rinsema-Sybenga, second by Commissioner
     Hood to designate the City Fund Depositories: Fifth Third Bank (Main
     Depository), Huntington Bank, Comerica Bank, PNC Bank, and Flagstar
     Bank (CDARS).
     ROLL VOTE: Ayes:    German, Rinsema-Sybenga,         Turnquist,   Johnson,
                Gawron, and Hood
     MOTION PASSES
K.   Designation of Firm to Act as Legal Counsel: Parmenter-O’Toole.
     Motion by Commissioner German, second by Commissioner Hood to
     designate Parmenter-O’Toole to act as legal counsel.
     ROLL VOTE: Ayes: Rinsema-Sybenga, Turnquist, Johnson, Gawron, Hood,
                and German
     MOTION PASSES
Meeting Adjourned at 5:58 p.m.
                                          Respectfully submitted,


                                          Ann Marie Cummings, MMC
                                          City Clerk


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