City Council Caucus

Alright, welcome friends. We'll call this meeting of the 2026 Somerville City Council to order. It is 6.34 p.m. And pursuant to Chapter 2 of the Acts of 2023, I think, this meeting may be conducted via remote participation. We'll post an audio recording, audio-video recording, transcript, or other comprehensive record of these proceedings as soon as possible after the meeting. on the City of Somerville website and local cable access government channels. So pursuant to Rule 2 of the Rules of the City Council, this caucus of the 2026 Council is being held. for members to express their preference for president and vice president of the city council in the upcoming year with a non-binding vote. So step one is to call the roll. Councilor-elect Link. Here. Councilor Mbah, Councilor-elect Mbah, Councilor-elect Strezo. Present. Councilor-elect Wheeler. Here. Councilor-elect McLaughlin. Here. Councilor-elect Scott. Present. Councilor-elect Ewen-Campen. Here. Councilor-elect Clingan. Present. Councilor-elect Sait. Here.

Councilor-elect Davis. Here. Councilor-elect Hardt. Here. With ten councillors-elect present and one absent, we have a quorum. So, there being a quorum, the first order of business will be the election of a president of the 2026 City Council, and the floor is open to nominations. nominate Lance Davis. Councilor Davis has been nominated by Councilor McLaughlin. Is there a second? And Councilor Clingan seconds. Motion to close nominations. There we have it. I haven't even found his name yet. Nominated by, here we go, on the motion to close nominations, is there a second? Here. Got it. And on that item, Councilor-elect Link. Councilor-elect Mbah, Councilor-elect Strezo, Councilor-elect Wheeler, Councilor-elect McLaughlin, Councilor-elect Scott, Councilor-elect Ewen-Campen, Councilor-elect Clingan, Councilor-elect Sait Yes. Councilor-elect Davis. Yes. Councilor-elect Hardt. Yes. Nominations are closed.

So on the item, the election of a president for the 2026 City Council in a non-binding vote. For whom do you vote? Councilor-elect Link. Oh, Lance. Councilor-elect Mbah. Councilor-elect Strezo. Lance Davis. Councilor-elect Wheeler. Lance Davis, Councilor-elect McLaughlin, Lance Davis, Councilor-elect Scott, Councilor-elect Davis, Councilor-elect Ewen-Campen, Councilor Lance Davis, Councilor-elect Clingan, Councilor Lance Davis, Councilor-elect Sait, Like, Lance Davis. Councilor Like Davis. Me. Councilor Like Hardt. Lance Davis. With 10 votes, Councilor Davis is the president of the 2026 City Council. So the next order of business is the election of a vice president of the 2026 City Council. The floor is open to nominations. Mbah has been nominated by Councilor Davis. Is there a second? Seconded by Councilor-elect Link. Are there any other motions to close nominations? Is there a second?

Yes, indeed. On that motion, Councilor-elect Link. Councilor-elect Mbah, Councilor-elect Strezo, Councilor-elect Wheeler, Councilor-elect McLaughlin, Councilor-elect Scott, Councilor-elect Ewen-Campen, Councilor-elect Clingan, Councilor-elect Sait, Like Davis, Councilor Like Hardt. Yes. With 10 councillors elect in favor, nominations have been closed. And on the question of the election of a vice president for the 2026 City Council, for whom do you vote? Councilor Like Link. Councilor Like Mbah. Councilor Mbah, Councilor-elect Strezo, Councilor-elect Wheeler, Councilor-elect McLaughlin, Councilor-elect Scott, Councilor-elect Ewen-Campen, Lex-Clingan, Councilor Lex-Sait, Councilor Lex-Davis. Elect Hardt, Councilor Mbah. With 10 votes, Councilor Elect Mbah has been elected Vice President of the 2026 City Council.

Yes, exactly right, and that can happen. Is there a motion to close, excuse me, to adjourn? All right, on that motion, Councilor-elect Link.

Yes.

Councilor-elect Mbah, Councilor-elect Strezo, Councilor-elect Wheeler, Councilor-elect McLaughlin, Councilor-elect Scott, Councilor-elect Ewen-Campen, Councilor-elect Clingan, Councilor-elect Sait, Councilor-elect Davis, Councilor-elect Hardt. This meeting is adjourned.