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Special City Council Meeting - Appointment of Bob Ingram - October 15, 2026

City Council — Thursday, October 15, 2026
BodyDavenport, Iowa
SessionCity Council
DateThursday, October 15, 2026
StatusFILED
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Speaker numbers apply only to this recording.

Unassigned speaker

0:01

All

Speaker 1

0:02

right, good evening.

0:03

I would like to call this special uh city council meeting to order for Wednesday, October 14th, 2026.

0:08

Uh, we'll have a moment of silence.

Unassigned speaker

0:14

All

Speaker 1

0:14

right, thank you.

0:15

Alderman Vasquez will lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance.

Speaker 2

0:22

Allegiance to

Speaker 1

0:22

the flag of the United States of America.

0:25

And to the Republic for which it stands one nation and indivisible liberty and justice for all.

Speaker 2

0:37

Brian, can you call the roll, please?

0:39

Done.

0:40

Vasquez.

0:41

Holloway.

0:41

Present.

0:42

Leanan.

0:42

Present.

0:43

Grip.

0:43

Here.

0:44

Newton.

0:44

Here.

0:45

Blonk.

Unassigned speaker

0:46

Job

Speaker 1

0:47

Junior and Burkholder.

Speaker 2

0:48

Here.

Speaker 1

0:48

Eight present,

Speaker 2

0:49

Your

Speaker 1

0:49

Honor.

0:49

All right.

0:50

Thank you.

0:50

We have one resolution this evening.

0:51

And before I read that, just very briefly.

0:53

Last week, I think our intent was very clear in terms of what we wanted to do, and that was to name uh Bob Ingram to the second ward seat.

1:01

Um, from a procedural perspective, we probably should have done it a little bit more precise, and so just in an in a desire to be Uber transparent and open about exactly what our intent was.

1:11

Uh we wanted to make sure that we did it accurately.

1:14

So that's the reason for this uh second special meeting.

1:17

So

Speaker 2

1:17

the

Speaker 1

1:17

resolution reads as follows uh a resolution approving the appointment of uh Robert Bob Ingram to fill the vacancy in the second ward city council seat.

Unassigned speaker

1:25

Well,

Speaker 1

1:26

an alder person move the resolution.

Unassigned speaker

1:28

So move.

Unassigned speaker

1:28

Second.

Unassigned speaker

1:29

All

Speaker 1

1:29

right, is there any discussion from any council members?

1:33

Seeing no one, Brian, can you call a roll on this resolution?

1:39

Burkeholder?

Speaker 2

1:40

Yes.

Speaker 1

1:41

Job Jen?

Speaker 2

1:42

Yes.

1:42

Grip?

1:43

Yes.

1:44

Dunn?

1:44

Yes.

1:45

Vasquez?

1:46

Yes.

1:46

Newton.

1:47

Yes.

1:47

Holloway?

1:48

Yes.

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Summary of Proceedings

Special City Council Meeting - Appointment of Bob Ingram - October 15, 2026

The Davenport City Council held a special meeting on October 15, 2026, to correct the procedural process for appointing Robert "Bob" Ingram to the vacant second ward city council seat. The council voted unanimously to approve the appointment after a brief explanation from the mayor regarding the need for transparency.

Key Outcomes

  • The council approved Resolution [number not provided] by a vote of 8-0, formally appointing Robert "Bob" Ingram to fill the vacancy in the second ward city council seat. All eight aldermen present (Burkholder, Job Jen, Grip, Dunn, Vasquez, Newton, Holloway, and Lenin) voted in favor.
  • The meeting adjourned at approximately 5:30 PM, with the council set to reconvene at the bottom of the hour.

Note: The transcript indicates the meeting was held on October 14, 2026, but the provided meeting date is October 15, 2026. Per instructions, the supplied date is used. No agenda or minutes were provided.

Meeting Transcript

All right, good evening. I would like to call this special uh city council meeting to order for Wednesday, October 14th, 2026. Uh, we'll have a moment of silence. All right, thank you. Alderman Vasquez will lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance. Allegiance to the flag of the United States of America. And to the Republic for which it stands one nation and indivisible liberty and justice for all. Brian, can you call the roll, please? Done. Vasquez. Holloway. Present. Leanan. Present. Grip. Here. Newton. Here. Blonk. Job Junior and Burkholder. Here. Eight present, Your Honor. All right. Thank you. We have one resolution this evening. And before I read that, just very briefly. Last week, I think our intent was very clear in terms of what we wanted to do, and that was to name uh Bob Ingram to the second ward seat. Um, from a procedural perspective, we probably should have done it a little bit more precise, and so just in an in a desire to be Uber transparent and open about exactly what our intent was. Uh we wanted to make sure that we did it accurately. So that's the reason for this uh second special meeting. So the resolution reads as follows uh a resolution approving the appointment of uh Robert Bob Ingram to fill the vacancy in the second ward city council seat. Well, an alder person move the resolution. So move. Second. All right, is there any discussion from any council members? Seeing no one, Brian, can you call a roll on this resolution? Burkeholder? Yes. Job Jen? Yes.

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