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Harrisburg City Council Reoganization Meeting - 01/05/2026

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Summary

The Harrisburg City Council convened for its 2026-2027 reorganization meeting, unanimously electing Danielle Hill as Council President and selecting Lamont Jones as Vice President in a close 4-3 vote over incumbent Asha Green.

This meeting establishes the legislative leadership and presiding officers of the Harrisburg City Council for the next two years, signaling the internal political alignments of the council members.

Section summaries

Call to Order and Roll Call

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The temporary meeting chair calls the reorganizational session of the Harrisburg City Council to order and the clerk conducts the roll call to establish a quorum.

This is purely administrative roll-calling with no debate or voting.

Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance

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Councilman Lawson leads a moment of silence dedicated to citizens struggling during the holiday season, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance led by Councilwoman Hill.

It contains standard ceremonial proceedings prior to official municipal business.

Explanation of Reorganization Rules

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The temporary chair explains the traditional nomination and voting guidelines, highlighting the requirement for seconds, randomized voting selection, and the ban on abstentions.

It establishes the procedural framework and rules used for the subsequent leadership votes.

Election of the Council President

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Councilwoman Danielle Hill is nominated for President, accepts the nomination, and is unanimously voted into the position by the council members.

This contains the official election and transition of power for the council's top presiding officer.

Contested Vice Presidential Election

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Nominations are placed for both Lamont Jones and incumbent Asha Green. Council members vote in a split 4-3 decision to elect Lamont Jones as the new Vice President.

This is the most critical and competitive portion of the meeting, showing key political alignments on the council.

Meeting Adjournment

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Newly elected Vice President Jones thanks his colleagues and the meeting is adjourned at 5:41 PM.

The official business of the reorganization meeting has concluded.

Key points

Unanimous Selection of Council President — Danielle Hill is nominated and unanimously elected as Council President for the 2026-2027 session, taking over the presiding duties immediately.
Competitive Vice Presidential Election — A competitive election for Vice President emerges between incumbent Asha Green and Lamont Jones. Jones secures the position with a narrow 4-3 majority vote.
Adherence to Decadal Rules of Order — The temporary chair outlines the council's historical nomination process, which utilizes a randomized roll-call drawing to ensure unbiased voting order and prohibits abstentions.

“I've noticed he wanted to step up in some leadership roles, and I would like to see him in those leadership roles to see how he performs.” — Unnamed Councilmember

“I'm going to give a vote to um Councilman Jones, just to see what we can get in the the future.” — Mr. Lawson

AI-generated from the transcript. May contain errors.

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would like to call to order the

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reorganizational meeting of the

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Harrisburg City Council for the 2627

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session. The business of this evening is

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to elect the officers of the council for

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the next two years. Um, with that, I'd

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ask the clerk to call the role.

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Miss Davis,

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>> excuse [clears throat] me.

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>> Present.

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>> Miss Green,

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>> present.

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>> Mr. Jones,

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>> here.

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>> Mr. Lson,

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>> here.

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>> Miss Rolls,

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>> present.

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>> Mr. Rodriguez,

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>> present.

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>> Miss Hill,

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>> present.

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>> Um, I would ask that returning

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Councilman Lawson lead us in the

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invocation.

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[laughter]

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>> All right. I I'd like us to uh to pause

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and and and take a moment of silence

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just remembering um uh many of our uh

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citizens have a rough time making it

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through uh the holiday season. And as we

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start a a new year and a new term, we

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want to um uh give everyone our our well

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wishes and to uh just take a moment to

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keep them in our minds and our hearts

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and um just remember those who have uh

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just struggled making it through this

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season.

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Thank you.

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>> And I would ask that Councilwoman Hill

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lead us in the pledge of

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>> allegiance.

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>> Thank you. Would everyone please rise

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for the pledge of

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>> allegiance?

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To the flag of the United States of

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America and to the stands nationy

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andice for all.

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As we start, I wanted to publicly review

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with everyone the nomination process

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that the council has used probably for

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the last decade or so. Um, which the

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prior clerk had sort of formulated.

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Um

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first uh any member of council may move

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to nominate any other member of C

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council for the position of president.

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Um that motion must have a second.

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Uh the movement the movement may give

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their reasons why they nominate the

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candidate and the candidate may say

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anything they wish upon being nominated.

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Uh, a member may move or second their

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own nomination if they wish.

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After a nomination has been moved and

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seconded, the candidate will be asked if

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they accept the nomination. Council

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members will have the opportunity to

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make other nominations and the

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nomination process shall continue until

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there are no further nominations for the

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position.

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After nominations are closed, voting

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will commence.

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Voting will be random with the city

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clerk picking members names one by one

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out of a hat or bucket to vote for a

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nominated candidate until all members

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are have voted. A nominee must receive a

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majority vote of the council to be

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elected. Each member must vote for one

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of the nominated candidates. A member

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may not may not pass or abstain.

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If no nominee receives four votes, the

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council will vote again in the same

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manner.

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If after three rounds of voting, no

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nominee receives the necessary four

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votes, nominations will be reopened and

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the process will begin again. Once the

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council president is elected, the

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council president assumes the duties of

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the presiding officer of this meeting.

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The council president will follow the

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same nomination and election process for

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the election of the council vice

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president.

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Before we start, does anyone on the

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council have any questions?

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Um, with that, I would ask the clerk to

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begin the process of drawing names or

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we're asking for nom. I guess we're

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going to ask for nominations. So, I will

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ask for a nomination for council

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president. Do I have a nomination?

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>> I'd like to nominate Danielle Hill for

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council president.

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>> Do we have a second?

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>> I second.

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[laughter]

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>> Uh, is there any other nominations for

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the position of council president?

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>> Do you wish to state your reasons for

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the nomination?

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Do you wish to say anything about the

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nomination?

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>> No, thank you. But thank you.

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>> Oh, yes. I accept the nomination. Thank

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you.

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>> Uh with that, uh are there any more

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nominations for the position of

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president of city council?

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>> Going once. Going twice. Hearing none.

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Uh I would ask at this point you just by

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acclamation uh can there be a vote for

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council? But I think you still have to

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do a roll call to do it. So is it you

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can call it.

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>> All right.

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>> But there's no there's only one one

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candidate. So

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>> I got you. Miss Davis,

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>> am I voting or am I

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>> voting?

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>> Yes.

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>> Miss Green?

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>> Yes.

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>> Mr. Jones?

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>> Yay.

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>> Mr. Lson.

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>> Yes.

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>> Miss Rolls?

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>> Yes.

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>> Mr. Rodriguez?

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>> Yes.

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>> Miss Hill?

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>> Yes.

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>> President Hill. [laughter]

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>> Congratulations. Congratulations.

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>> Thank you. [applause]

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Thank you.

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>> I will I will turn the meeting over to

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you.

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>> Thank you very much. Thank you to my

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colleagues for their confidence in my

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leadership. At this time, are there any

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nominations

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uh for the role of council vice

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president?

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>> I have a nomination for council role of

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vice president. I wanted to nominate um

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Councilman Lamont Jones, but

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Uh, I did want to say something. I I

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wanted to say that um,

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Councilwoman Green, it's not a slight at

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you at all. I think you've done a

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wonderful job. That is not why I'm

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giving Mr. Jones my nomination. I've

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noticed he wanted to step up in some

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leadership roles, and I would like to

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see him in those leadership roles to see

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how he performs. So, that's why I'm

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nominating him for uh, vice president.

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>> Thank you. Is there a second?

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Second. [laughter]

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>> Okay.

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Are there any other nominations for the

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role of council vice president?

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>> Yes. I would like to nominate vice

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president Asha Green

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and I would like to nominate her because

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of her leadership um skills. I've been

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sitting here since I got elected and I

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personally am attracted to her

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leadership style and her knowledge of

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about city affairs and she's also been

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uh very helpful. So,

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>> thank you. Is there a second?

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>> And I'll second that. And I second that

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because uh only two individuals actually

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spoke to me. I didn't know brother Jones

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wanted to run for VP. Um, but the only

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two people I did speak to was Madame

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President and Miss Asha Green. So, I'll

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just stick by my word and second that

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motion.

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>> Thank you. Councilman Jones, do you

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accept the nomination?

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>> Absolutely.

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>> Thank you. Councilwoman Green, do you

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accept the nomination?

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>> Yes, I accept the nomination and thank

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you for your nomination and second.

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>> Thank you. Okay. Uh, I will ask Mr.

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Trudale

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um to please call the vote.

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Mr. Rodriguez,

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>> you say the name of the

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>> Oh, Asha Green.

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>> Okay.

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>> Miss Davis.

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>> Yes. For Asha Green.

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>> Mr. Len.

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This is a tough one. Um, I uh appreciate

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the leadership of of Asha Green and and

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I also want to see

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um how Councilman Jones handles a

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leadership position uh given his his

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ambitions.

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I'm going to give a vote to um

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Councilman Jones, just to see what we

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can get in the the future.

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Miss Rolls.

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>> Uh, Councilman Jones,

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>> Miss Green,

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>> Councilwoman Green,

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>> Miss Hill,

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>> I am casting my affirmative vote for

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Councilman Lamont Jones.

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Mr. Jones.

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>> Uh, Councilman Jones.

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[laughter]

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>> Mr. Jones is now the vice president with

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four votes.

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[applause]

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>> I would say um uh thank you to my

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colleagues um especially Asha. Um just

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so everybody knows there's no tension

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between us. Um, I actually did

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conversate with her before throwing my

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hat into this ring. Um, this is

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something that I want to do again to yet

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again show the city of Harrisburg um

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that um I'm someone that's committed to

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serving us and um standing firm um in my

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stance and my position of what I believe

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in and what I believe the people of this

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city deserve. So, I want to thank my

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colleagues. It's been a joy serving with

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you and I look forward to serving with

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you uh moving forward. Thank you.

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Thank you, Vice President Jones. Um, if

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there is no further business, no further

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discussion, the time is 5:41 p.m. Do I

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have a motion to adjurnn?

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>> Motion to adjurnn.

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>> Thank you. Is there a second?

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>> Second.

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>> Thank you. We stand adjourn.

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