Thread by @shayshinecastle

Alright, we're doing the mayor "election." It's a majority vote of council.

There's a public hearing! That's first, then the vote.

Lilia Hickey up first. Hickey is for Brockett.

"Aaron is the kind of person I wish were running meetings at my office." LOL

Claudia Hansen Thiem, who was part of Boulder Progressives when they endorsed Brockett in 2019, also for him as mayor.

"Wearing an activist hat sometimes, I wish he weren't so diplomatic, but he understands and takes seriously his role. ... This is leadership Boulder needs."

Thiem still: "He joins us at community celebrations. He joins us when we gather to work. He joins us when we gather to grieve. ... That is how I want our city representative in the public eye."

Our other 2 speakers aren't here, so that might be it for the (rather paltry) public hearing.

Thiem spoke beautifully, tho, as she always does.

Friend nominates Brockett, who will lead with "inclusivity and kindness."

Wallach nominates Yates: "I have always found him to be fair, extraordinarily knowledgeable about the issues."

Benjamin nominates Friend for pro tem, who has worked to make council more inclusive and effective, he says.

Again the only applicant/nomination.

Brockett, per usual, humbly declines to say much more, since he covered it in his public email announcing an intention to run for mayor.

Yates follows his lead; doesn't say much but to say either one of them would be great and wishing Brockett good luck.

Can't wait until this is an elected position bc this always feels so stupid. We don't get any say and the position is largely a figurehead, so why do we spend time on this???

Or maybe I'm just grumpy.

Winer, Wallach and Yates vote for Yates. Everyone else for Brockett, so he is Boulder's last peer-appointed mayor.

"This is an extraordinary honor," Brockett says, "and I will do my v best to live up to the trust you put in me."

Unanimous vote for Friend as pro tem.

"I'm looking forward to supporting Mayor Brockett, city staff and the community as much as I can," Friend says.

And that's that for that. Moving on.

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