Alexander City officials were sworn into office and the newly seated council organized its leadership and administrative appointments at a meeting where nominees and appointments were approved unanimously.

Councilor Bill Young formally nominated Councilor Bobby Tapley for council president, praising Tapley’s experience and leadership. "Leadership is not something we should take lightly," Councilor Bill Young said during the nomination, urging colleagues to choose someone prepared to represent the council and the community. The council voted to elect Tapley as council president, with the motion passing 6-0.

Shortly afterward the council nominated and voted to appoint Bill Young as council pro tempore; that motion also passed unanimously, 6-0.

The council adopted an ordinance to establish the rules of order and procedures for council meetings. Council members voted to approve the ordinance as presented; the motion passed 6-0.

In a series of administrative confirmations, the council recorded unanimous votes to fill several positions. The body voted to appoint a city attorney (referred to during remarks as "Arthur") by a 6-0 vote. The council approved the appointment of the city clerk; Stephanie Sutherland took the oath of office as city clerk during the meeting and the appointment was recorded as carried 6-0. The council also approved Romy Stamps as finance director; the motion was recorded as passed. Randy Haynes was confirmed as municipal judge and was sworn in; the motion passed 6-0. The council appointed Jay Turner as police chief by a unanimous vote, 6-0.

Mayor Mike Dinsmore told the council the agenda later that night would include discussion of a proposed "Hackable Water" system and said the city will commission a feasibility study to assess assets, revenues and costs before making any decisions: "We've made a commitment that we won't make decisions as a team here without facts to back those decisions up," Mayor Dinsmore said. That matter was described by the mayor as subject to later study rather than a decision at this meeting.

Members of the council offered brief remarks thanking voters and city staff. The meeting record shows the council planned an executive session later in the evening and then adjourned after a unanimous motion to close the public meeting.

Votes at a glance

- Election of council president: Bobby Tapley — passed 6-0.
- Appointment of council pro tempore: Bill Young — passed 6-0.
- Ordinance adopting rules of order and procedures — passed 6-0.
- Appointment: City attorney (name recorded in remarks as Arthur) — passed 6-0.
- Appointment: City clerk — Stephanie Sutherland — passed 6-0 (Sutherland sworn in as city clerk during the meeting).
- Appointment: Finance director — Romy Stamps — passed (recorded as passed).
- Appointment: Municipal judge — Randy Haynes — passed 6-0 (Haynes sworn in during the meeting).
- Appointment: Police chief — Jay Turner — passed 6-0.

The meeting record shows consistent unanimous support for the organizational slate and appointments. No ordinance numbers, resolution numbers or other formal citations were provided in the meeting transcript for these items.