we have come together to celebrate our new and returning council people today in planning this event we prioritize the health and safety of everyone here at city hall and our community especially our vulnerable neighbors the pandemic turned the world upside down two years ago the stress exhaust and grief caused by all the disruptions social isolation has tested everyone's patience and coping skills that said i could not be more prouder of how city staff stepped up to comply with the crisis and restrictions over the past two years to maintain the highest level of service for our residents it also would not have been possible without the steady support of city council during the past two years thank you despite the challenges i think the way the city responded to the crisis has only strengthened the city's sense of community that is a significant achievement during the time of people and uncertainty this experience will serve us as we navigate the start of 2022. i am looking forward to working with council to make independence an even better place to live work and raise a family i know the best is yet to come for a pets now let's begin with the swearing and hold that call [Music] okay david there we go you've done this a few times number 10. well that's all that's as successful as the previous map hi david do you solely swear do somebody swear that i will support the constitution laws of the united states i will support constitutions in the laws of the united states the constitutional laws the constitutional laws and the state of the life of the state of iowa and the charter and ordinances and the charter importance of the city of the department of the city of defense and that i will faithfully and i will faithfully honestly and partially honestly and refreshingly discharge my duties discharge my duties as vice mayor of the city as vice during my term and continuous during my turn and 15 years at all so help me get it so help me again now it's your turn uh we'll do it individually we're going to do each council person individual i think that honors each one for their accomplishments and getting elected service so instead of doing a group like they've done i think in the past we're going to have each council person come up and i will swear then so it's a great honor i've i've worked with everyone john i even coached on a basketball years ago question is how was it dave he was one of the best uh it's accomplishment that you know not too many independence and athletes could say so as a freshman team of course of course it helps have mr zuber on the team too it was very good but uh yeah so it's a pleasure to for me to introduce everybody and it's great to see anthony back i've had a very you know four wonderful years vice mayor under anthony i've had two great years uh under greg also i admire the men that i've worked with going back to fred ramos and greg and anthony we are very blessed in this community that we have the honorable you know men that have served in that position so yeah i think if you can give a round of applause the baby of the organization [Music] i will support the constitution discharge my duties discharged as council person of the city of the defense so help me god foreign [Music] that will support the constitutional laws that constitutional laws of the united states of the united states the constitutional laws and constitutional honestly and partially honestly [Music] set up constitution and laws of the united states of the united states the constitution of laws constitution and laws of the state of ohio state of ohio and the charter of ordinances and the charter and origins of the city of independence of the city and that i will faithfully and faithfully honestly and partially honestly discharge my duties discharge my babies as council person as counselors of the cities in the peninsula my term during my turn and continues to set office in continuing since that officer it's an interesting distribution my name is the third person getting sworn in the last name starts with the t yep uh this is uh jim and jim has had he's been sworn in at uh the state the highest level of the state and then silver we're pleased to have jim's knowledge of the state government how things work has helped the city on a number of asians so it's good you blend the people that we have that everybody has their own separate expertise of interest and it melts together to form a really decent council along with the guidance of administration um i i james peter traitors do soundly swear do you solemnly swear that i will support that i will support the constitutional laws the constitutional laws of the united states of the united states the constitutional laws the constitution of laws of the state of ohio of state ohio and the charter and ordinances and the charter and ordinances of the city of independence of the city of indianapolis that will faithfully that i will faithfully honestly and impartially honestly and impartially discharge my duties discharge my views as council person as council person of the city of independence hotel of the city of independence ohio during my term during my career and continues to set off that same continuous setup she'll help chairman of the street societal act hi hi daily reversal do something sweet who solemnly swear that i will support that i will support a constitutional laws the constitution and laws of the united states of the united states the constitutional law the constitution and laws of the state of ohio the state of ohio and the chartered ordinances and the charter and ordinances of the city of independence of the city of independence and that i will faithfully honestly and partially honestly and impartially discharge my duties discharge my duties best council person as council person from the city of independence over to help the city of independence ohio during my term during my term and continued to set office and continuing since that office so yeah so help me and last but not least uh chris is a great job this is now a second term but chris has been there and really has taken a hold of the public lands and buildings uh chairmanship that he has and has done a great job i know that uh uh you know it's nice blood having different ages here john maybe youngest and uh christine i think you know you've been replacing the secondary it's good to have parents grandparents oh my goodness the last person very good and laws of the united states laws of the united states the constitution and laws constitutional laws on the scene of ohio and that i will faithfully and faithfully honestly and honestly and partially and partially discharge my duties congratulations so the constitutional discharging activities now we get down to some business before we do that let's see well we should stand for the pledge at least of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands one nation under god indivisible with liberty and oh [Music] slate we thank you lord for the gift of leadership and for those that say yes when the opportunity arises to serve may those that have been sworn in today use their gifts and talents that they have been given to make life better for the residents of independence we pray today for your mighty strength and grace for this council to lead with character integrity and the heart of a servant grant them the wisdom and the courage to know and do what is right and good and true in all things we pray for our mayor curse we ask that you give him wisdom and favor as he leads this council and this great city in 2022 james 1 5 says if any of you lacks wisdom you should ask god who gives generously to all without finding fault in christ's name january 3rd 2022. your springtail here you're sadly abby francis president roberta watch him here okay we have uh on our agenda we have resolution 2022-1 resolution affirming and documenting the appointment by council deborah jb on his work of counsel 2022-2023 social studies all in favor yes yes yes okay we're in business we're resolution 2022-2 second it's all in favor 2022-3 a resolution designating council membership on standing committees 2022 to 2023. who did yes [Music] a resolution infirmity and documenting the appointment by council of david grendell as the council member to the planning commission 2022 2023 second any questions on the adoption follow us yes yes yes a resolution affirmative documenting the appointment by council of christopher walchanowicz as a council member to the board of zoning appeals 2022-2023 second any questions on the adoption colorado we have resolution 2022-6 [Music] as a council member to the beautification committee 2022-2023 yes a resolution affirming and documenting the appointment by council of christopher world champions as a council member to the healthcare review committee 2022-2023 complete action second any questions on the adoption caller all chairman's yes futurama yes greendale yes yes yes yes we have resolution 2022-8 second all in favor post a resolution affirmative document in the appointment by council of anthony tagliati as council member to the timeline trail committee 2022-2023 second any questions on the adoption follow-up teacher yes we have resolution 2022-99 any questions on the adoption it's all the role yes yeah absolutely yes all right yes yes yes we have resolution 2022 second favorite all right all right solution infirmity and documenting the appointment by council charles brett as a citizen member of the board of zoning appeals 2022 to 2027. second any questions on the adoption sharon is here colorado and do you see yes i'm leaning yes yes congratulations charlie stance i know who to call when they have a problem [Music] earlier so thank you for your service and then we have resolution 2022-11. as a citizen member to the planning commission 2022-2027 yes is that any conflict of interest in engineering reviews planning commission applications i wasn't aware that a family member would like what they do and i don't believe so on time look into it thanks for bringing to my attention any questions i need adoption call it all tomorrow yes yes yes yes yes yes and seductive we have resolution 2022-12 final only second favorite a resolution confirming the appointment by the mayor of mark kratkowski senior as a citizen member to the civil service commission 2022-2027 second i yes that's the agenda this is how it is it's also exactly right yeah well to be continued right i've been told by the finance department that we have money so thank you in front and family members it is a sacrifice for each and every one of you to be uh to lend your family members their time their talents to the city of many planets for the greater good of this community and uh but we all know there is a sacrifice involved and so i do appreciate your willingness to uh participate in this because anybody that says your family members aren't involved is just obviously not good at public service so we do appreciate your sacrifice and your time that you uh and and in many respects the influence you have uh it's very much appreciated that you can have so much input to the future of our great city so thank you for your time and your effort supporting your loved ones so with that we have i want to thank the department heads people that keep this engine running every day thank you for taking time to be here this morning and with that we will uh we have food available down the hall don't make a man rush because if there's plenty for everyone michelle thank you again for uh for taking the time to be here you're so good to the city and sharing your time your talent with us we appreciate that and so with that we will motion to adjourn the public meeting counseling second i have a motion what would you do with john yes one second all in favor opposed and thank you very much