City Commission Minutes 01-03-2012

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                            CITY OF MUSKEGON
                        ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING
                        TUESDAY, JANUARY 3, 2012
                       CITY COMMISSION CHAMBERS
                           CITY HALL – 5:30 P.M.

                                     MINUTES
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Warmington at 5:30 p.m. Also present were
Commissioners Turnquist, Hood, Spataro, German, and Gawron, City Manager Bryon
Mazade, and City Clerk Ann Marie Cummings.
Commissioner Wierengo was absent.

The meeting opened with prayer given by Bob Kuhn, followed by the Pledge of
Allegiance.

2012-01

A. Oath of Office Ceremony. Honorable Harold F. Closz III, Chief Judge, 60th District
   Court gave the oath of office to Commissioner Willie German, Jr., Eric Hood,
   Lawrence Spataro, and Byron Turnquist.

B. Election of Vice-Mayor.
   Motion by Commissioner Spataro, second by Commissioner Turnquist to elect
   Steven J. Gawron as Vice Mayor.

   ROLL VOTE:      Ayes: Warmington, Hood, Spataro, German, Gawron, and
                   Turnquist
                   Nays: None
   MOTION PASSES
C. Setting Commission Meetings: 5:30 p.m. – 2nd and 4th Tuesdays each month.
D. Setting Worksession Meetings: 5:30 p.m. – Mondays preceding the 2nd Tuesday
   each month.
   Motion by Vice Mayor Gawron, second by Commissioner Spataro to set the
   City Commission Meetings for 5:30 p.m. the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each
   month and the Worksession Meeting for 5:30 p.m. the Mondays preceding the
   2nd Tuesday of each month.
   ROLL VOTE:      Ayes: Hood, Spataro, German, Gawron, Turnquist, and
                   Warmington
                   Nays: None
   MOTION PASSES
E. Appointment of City Manager: Bryon L. Mazade.
   Motion by Commissioner Turnquist, second by Commissioner German to
   appoint Bryon L. Mazade as City Manager.
   ROLL VOTE:      Ayes: Spataro, German, Gawron, Turnquist, Warmington, and
                   Hood
                   Nays: None
   MOTION PASSES
F. Appointment of City Clerk: Ann M. Cummings.
G. Appointment of City Treasurer: Derrick Smith.
H. Appointment of City Auditor: Timothy Paul.
I. Appointment of City Assessor and Deputy Assessors:
      County Equalization Director Donna VanderVries
      Deputy Director Dan VanderKooi
   Motion by Commissioner Spataro, second by Vice Mayor Gawron to appoint
   Ann M. Cummings as City Clerk; Derrick Smith as City Treasurer; Timothy
   Paul as City Auditor; and Donna VanderVries and Dan VanderKooi as City
   Assessor and Deputy Assessor.
   ROLL VOTE:      Ayes: German, Gawron, Turnquist, Warmington, Hood, and
                   Spataro
                   Nays: None
   MOTION PASSES
J. Designation of City Fund Depositories.
      Fifth Third Bank (Main Depository)
      Huntington Bank
      Comerica Bank
      PNC Bank
      Flagstar Bank (CDARS)
   Motion by Vice Mayor Gawron, second by Commissioner Spataro to designate
   the City fund depositories as enumerated.
   ROLL VOTE:      Ayes: Gawron, Turnquist, Warmington, Hood, Spataro, and
                   German
                   Nays: None
   MOTION PASSES
K. Designation of Firm to Act as Legal Counsel: Parmenter-O’Toole.
   Motion by Commissioner Spataro, second by Vice Mayor Gawron to designate
   Parmenter-O’Toole to act as legal counsel for the City of Muskegon.
   ROLL VOTE:       Ayes: Turnquist, Warmington, Hood, Spataro, German, and
                    Gawron
                    Nays: None
   MOTION PASSES
L. New Business: City Manager Bryon Mazade introduced our new Public Safety
   Director Jeffrey Lewis. Mayor Warmington acknowledged County Clerk Nancy
   Waters, County Commissioners Anthony Longmire, Rillastine Wilkins, and Scott
   Plummer who were also in attendance.
   Naming Turnabout at Western and Third.
   Motion by Commissioner Spataro, second by Vice Mayor Gawron to name the
   roundabout at Western and Third as Patricia B. Johnson Circle.
   ROLL VOTE:       Ayes: Warmington, Hood, Spataro, German, Gawron, and
                    Turnquist
                    Nays: None
   MOTION PASSES
Meeting adjourned at 6:03 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,



Ann Marie Cummings, MMC
City Clerk

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