City Council - Regular Meeting

All right. Welcome everyone to the special city council meeting of April 29th. Please stand and we will say the pledge of allegiance. Oh, there she Hey, mayor. I pledge algiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Thank you. Question number one.

Before the clerk calls the role, we will have the invocation by Pastor Mark Bedet, who is also one of our police chaplain. If you would come forward, pastor. Thank you.

Want to read one short scripture for This is from Psalm 133 verse1. How good and pleasant it is when God's people live together in unity. Let's pray. Heavenly Father, we gather here tonight with grateful hearts, thankful for those who have chosen to serve the city of Richmond. We are thankful for the freedoms we enjoyed. Included in those freedoms is the freedom to vote and the freedom of each citizen to have the opportunity to serve the community through active elective office. Tonight we give recognition and thanks for those who have have served generously giving of their time and talents striving to make our city a better place for all. Tonight, we also give recognition to our newly elected council members, some in continuing service through reelection and others that are beginning their first term in office. We give thanks thanks to both of these groups and ask that you would grant them the wisdom and understanding to make decisions that benefit the community. As the composition of the council changes, I pray that you will bless members with a spirit of cohesion and unity and provide them with a vision for the city of Richmond.

In your name we pray. Amen. Amen. Amen. Thank you, pastor. All right, the clerk will call the role. Council member Luther I here. Council member Norris here. Council member Patel here. Council member Satel here. Council member Weshi here. Council member Hood here. Council member Yawanu here. Council member Luke here. All eight. Council members are present. Next item on the agenda is the agenda approval. Make a motion for approval. Second.

Motion's made by council member Luke. Seconded by council member Luther for the approval of tonight's agenda. Any changes, deletions? I see none. All in favor of tonight's agenda say I. I. I. Any opposed? I hear none. Tonight's agenda is approved. Next item on the agenda. We have the acceptance of the verification of election results from April the 7th. Do I have a motion? Mayor, I make a motion to accept the verification of the election results from April 7th.

Second. Motion is made by Council Member Luke, seconded by Council Member Luther to accept the election results from the election April 7th. All in favor say I. I.

Any opposed? I hear none. The election results are approved for April the 7th. Next item on the agenda, we had the recognition of two outgoing elected officials. I will have them join me in front by the podium. That is Council Member Hood and also Council Member Luke. Please First, this is presented to council member Gretchen Luke from the Bridton City Council and the mayor in the city of Bridgton. She has served this last term from May 2024 until this month, April 2026. In recognition of your dedicated service and commitment to Ward Three and the city of Richmond, we congratulate you. Thank you. This plaque goes to Council Member Don

Good. He served the city total 48 years. 44 on the police force. How many is chief? 12 11

11 years of chief of police. And now the last four years as a council member in Ward 4. Congratulations. This is from the city of Richton and this goes to council member Don Hood for his service from April 2022 to April 2026. in recognition of your dedicated service and commitment to Ward 4 and the city of Bridton. CONGRATULATIONS All right. Next item on the agenda. Looks like we have a lot in attendance tonight. So, we're going to have the installation of the newly elected officials. First, ward one. Council member Satel, please come forward. May my wife Debbie come on up, please.

The right hand. I state your name. I state your name, Robert Ar. Do solemnly swear that I will support the Constitution of the United States. Do solemnly swore that I will support the Constitution of the United States and the state of Missouri and the state of Missouri and all laws and ordinances governing the city of Bridton and all laws and ordinances governing the city of Bridton. and that I will faithfully demean myself in office. That I will faithfully demean myself in office as a council member of the city of Bridton, Missouri. as councilman, city of Bridton, Missouri.

Congratulations. Next from W 2, council person Bakula Patel. I I the health

do solemnly swear do solemnly swear that I will support the Constitution of the United States willly support the Constitution of the United States and the state of Missouri and the state of Missouri and all laws and all laws and ordinances governing the city of Christian and all laws and ordinances governing the city of Christian that I will faithfully demean myself that I will faithfully demean myself in the office of city council in the office of city council of the city of Richmond of the city of Christian. Congratulations.

Next, ward three, we have Mark Bazada. Please come forward. I, Mark Bazada, do solemnly swear that I will support the Constitution of the United States do solemnly swear that I will support the Constitution of the United States and the State of Missouri and the State of Missouri and all laws and ordinances governing the City of Brition and all laws and ordinances governing the city and that I will faithfully devene myself in the office of city council.

And that I will faithfully deem myself in the office of city council for the city of Brid for the city of Broner. Congratulations. Thank you. Okay, one more

from Ward 4. Jamie Shear, please come forward. Raise your right hand. I state your name. I chair do solemnly swear that I will support the Constitution of the United States. I support the Constitution of the United States and the state of Missouri and the state of Missouri

and all laws and ordinances governing the city of and all laws of and that I will faithfully demean myself in the office of council members. I will faithfully myself myself in the office of city council of the office of city council for the city of bridge of the city of bridge.

Congratulations I'll be around the donut. Council members, congratulations. Council member Luke and Council Member Hood. You will be deeply missed. And the rest of the council members and myself will make sure that we continue on the same path that we've been on since you've been in office and hopefully move Bridton forward even more. I want to thank everybody for being here this evening. I'm going to ask for a motion for adjournment and then we will have a short reception out here in the lobby.

So moved. Second. All in favor of adjournment say I. I any opposed. Okay. Roll call. Council member Bazada. I. Council member Shear. Hi. Council member Yawwanu. I. Council member Luther. I. Council member Norris. I. Council member Satel. I. Council member Patel. I. Council member Wesi. I. She got

eight to nothing. One more thing before we adjourn. I want to thank our city clerk, Bridget Waters, for putting together the nice u spread of food out here this evening for us. She did a great job. Thank you everybody for being here. We'll see you out in the lobby.