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Home My WebLink About11-07-2016 City Council Organizational Meeting MinutesSTATE OF ALABAMA )( COUNTY OF BALDWIN )( The City Council, City of Fairhope, met in an organizational session at 6:00 p.m., Fairhope Municipal Complex Council Chamber, 161 North Section Street, Fairhope, Alabama 36532, on Monday. 7 November 2016. Present were Councilmembers: Jack Burrell, Jay Robinson, Robert Brown, and Kevin Boone, Mayor Karin Wilson (arrived at 6:15 p.m.). City Attorney Marion E. Wynne, and City Clerk Lisa A. Hanks. Councilmember Jimmy Conyers was absent. There being a quorum present, City Clerk Lisa Hanks took the seat as presider and called the meeting to order. The invocation was given by Reverend Matt McCollum of Trinity Presbyterian Church, and the Pledge of Allegiance was recited. This being the organizational meeting to begin the new administration, Mayor Wilson, and the newly-elected Councilmembers, Jack Burrell, Jay Robinson, Robert Brown, and Kevin Boone, who were sworn into office during the Swearing In Ceremony at 5:00 p.m., took their seats on the dais and continued with business. Ms. Hanks conducted the procedures for electing a Council President. The floor was opened for Council President nominations. Councilmember Boone nominated Councilmember Burrell. Seconded by Councilmember Brown and no other nominations were made. The floor for nominations was then closed. Councilmember Burrell was elected Council President unanimously by voice vote. Council President Burrell took the presider's seat. The floor was then opened for Council President Pro Tempore nominations. Councilmember Boone nominated Councilmember Robinson. Seconded by Councilmember Brown and no other nominations were made. The floor for nominations was then closed. Councilmember Robinson was elected Council President Pro Tempore unanimously by voice vote. Council President Burrell asked for a moment of silence for Councilmember Jimmy Conyers, his wife Ashley, and their family who could not be with us tonight due to the loss of his brother-in-law. He asked for everyone to keep the family in your prayers and thoughts. Council President Burrell then opened the floor to the audience for Public Participation. No one present spoke during Public Participation.