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DIGITAL RECORDING UL APPROW CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES FE'8 01 2012 Wednesday, January 4, 2012 The weekly meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton was called to order Wednesday, January 4, 2012, at 5 00 PM in Council Conference Room 603 of the NORM DICKs GOVERNMENT CENTER, 345 6 Street, Bremerton, Washington, with Council Vice- President Adam Brockus presiding Council Members present were Nick Wofford, Eric Younger, Carol Arends, Faye Flemister, Greg Wheeler, Roy Runyon, Leslie Daugs, and Jim McDonald Also present were City Attorney Roger Lubovich, Interim City Clerk Shannon Corin, and Legislative Assistant Lori Smith A COUNCIL BRIEFING was held to discuss General Council Business at 5 00 PM in the Council ` Conference Room At 5 30 PM the meeting moved to the Meeting Chambers The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Council Member Jim McDonald followed by the invocation provided by Reverend Larry Robertson of Emmanuel Apostolic Church COUNCIL OFFICER ELECTIONS Vice - President Brockus opened nominations for Council President/Mayor Pro Tempore Carol Arends nominated Jim McDonald Roy Runyon nominated Nick Wofford 05.36:25 Interim City Clerk Shannon Corin counted the ballots Voted for McDonald (6 Votes) McDonald, Wheeler, Flemister, Arends, Younger, Brockus Voted for Wofford (3 Votes) Wofford, Runyon, Daugs Jim McDonald was elected Council President/Mayor Pro Tempore for the year 2012, received the gavel, and was then seated as the chair for the remainder of the meeting President McDonald then opened nominations for Council Vice - President Adam Brockus nominated Greg Wheeler Nick Wofford nominated Roy Runyon 05.39:38 Interim City Clerk Shannon Corin counted the ballots Voted for Wheeler (7 Votes) Wheeler, Daugs, Brockus, Flemister, Arends, Younger, McDonald Voted for Runyon (2 Votes) Runyon, Wofford Greg Wheeler was elected Council Vice - President for the year 2012 MAYOR'S REPORT — Mayor Patty Lent • Welcomed new City of Bremerton Public Works Director Katy Allen • Proclaimed January 11, 2012 as Human Trafficking Awareness Day, • Introduced Caroline Stein Washington State Science & Engineering Fair, and announced this year's fair would be held on March 30 & 31, 2012, and • Encouraged citizens to sign up for the Re -Power Bremerton Program to save energy and costs PUBLIC RECOGNITION Mike Walton Community & Marketing Director for the Kitsap Family YMCA, announced upcoming events and activities taking place this month at the "Y" including the "Resolution Walk/Run Series" Todd Best welcomed the newly elected Council Members and Public Works Director, and asked that the Council consider the tough economic times when making their decisions over the next year