Council votes to keep Greenough as mayor

Mayor Jason Greenough was elected by a majority of his peers to serve a second term, and Councilor Isaiah Wright was appointed mayor pro tempore.

Greenough garnered the position in a 4 to 1 vote, with Councilor Raymond Altman dissenting after having nominated Councilor Blake Inscore to serve as mayor instead. Wright was appointed mayor pro tempore in a unanimous vote.

The mayor and mayor pro tempore are chosen annually by a majority vote of the council, and the offices are taken at the beginning of the following meeting.

The mayor presides over meetings of the City Council, and the mayor pro tempore takes on that responsibility in the mayor’s absence.

Additionally, the mayor and mayor pro tempore are authorized signers on any bank or financial institution accounts held by the city, along with the city manager and finance director. The mayor also makes appointments to boards, commissions and committees with council approval, and signs all documents that require an official signature unless the city manager has been authorized to sign such documents.