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s Tigard City Council Special Meeting Minutes
January 6, 2015
6:00 p.m. RECEPTION FOR NEWLY ELECTED OFFICIALS
• Mayor John Cook
• Councilor John Goodhouse
• Councilor Marc Woodard
6:30 p.m.
1. SPECIAL MEETING
A. At 6:34 p.m. Council President Henderson called the city council to order.
B. City Recorder Krager called the roll.
Present Absent
Councilor-elect Goodhouse x
Council President Henderson x
Councilor Snider x
Councilor-elect Woodard x
Mayor-elect Cook x
C. Pledge of Allegiance—Council President Henderson asked everyone to stand and join him
in the Pledge of Allegiance
2. ADMINISTER OATHS OF OFFICE TO MAYOR JOHN COOK,COUNCILOR JOHN
GOODHOUSE AND COUNCILOR MARC WOODARD
Judge Michael O'Brien administered oaths of office to Councilor John Goodhouse, Councilor Marc
Woodard, and Mayor John Cook. After being sworn in each elected official signed an oath form.
From this point forward Mayor Cook presided over the meeting.
3. INAUGURAL REMARKS:
• Mayor Cook thanked everyone for attending and introduced some special guests: 105-year old
Curtis Tigard,whose grandfather was the namesake of the city, former mayors John Cook and
Gerry Edwards,Washington County Commissioner Rogers, former Tigard City Councilor
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Gretchen Buehner, Forest Grove Mayor Truax, a representative from Congresswoman
Bonamici's office, and Ken Henschel from the Tigard Water District.
• Councilor John Goodhouse thanked his family,including his wife and children for being by his
side supporting him while he was campaigning for office. It required a lot of time away from his
family. He said the main message from his campaign is to not let failure get you down.There
were times he ran for office and did not win. Some people would stop trying but with
persistence and hard work he achieved success.
• Councilor Marc Woodard remarked that he agreed with Councilor Goodhouse's comments on
campaigning. It is grueling but it can lead to huge benefits. He thanked his wife and others,
including Elise Shearer,who helped with his campaign. He thanked everyone that reelected him
and said when he was elected for his first term he had a lot of ideas,but the two he was most
passionate about were economic development and city recreation. These are now city council
goals. He said the city is on the right track and it is an exciting time. He added that the city is
moving at a good clip and he looked forward to seeing what can be accomplished in the next
four years. He thanked the staff,noting that people may not understand how hard they work.
He said,"Stay positive,support us,and we will continue to do the best for you."
4. STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS
Mayor Cook mentioned that many members of Tigard's boards and committees were present
including five members from the newest board, the Youth Advisory Council. He thanked
TVCTV for taping the State of the City video as well as filming the council meetings each
month for public access viewing. He also thanked Assistant City Manager Newton for her work
on the script and the photos. He presented the State of the City video. It will be made available
on the city's website.
Mayor Cook asked his wife to come up and presented her with flowers, thanking her and
acknowledging the time he is required to be away from family while serving as mayor.
5. ELECT A COUNCIL PRESIDENT TO SERVE JANUARY 6,2015 TO DECEMBER 31,2016
Mayor Cook said Tigard was not the only city with elected officials being sworn in tonight. He
mentioned that Metro,the City of Hillsboro,and the City of Sherwood were doing so and even the
United States Congress was electing a Speaker of the House today.
He said the council would now elect a council president and described the process. City Recorder
Krager distributed ballots for a written vote. She counted the ballots and announced that Councilor
Snider had a majority of votes and would serve as the new council president.
6. EXECUTIVE SESSION: None.
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7 ADJOURNMENT
At 7:04 p.m. Councilor Henderson moved for adjournment. Councilor Woodard seconded the
motion and all voted in favor.
Yes No
Councilor Goodhouse x
Councilor Henderson x
Council President Snider x
Councilor Woodard x
Mayor Cook x
Carol A. Krager, City R corder
Attest:
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