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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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