December 8, 2025 Incumbent & Organizational Meeting

Incumbent Council and Organizational Meeting Agendas

City of Elizabeth City Council

Monday, December 8, 2025 ~ 6:00 p.m.

Mid-Atlantic Christian University – Blanton Center / Chapel
 715 North Poindexter Street, Elizabeth City, NC

  1. Call Meeting to Order
  2. Invocation –  MACU President John Maurice
  3. Presentation of Colors by Elizabeth City Fire Department Color Guard
  4. Pledge of Allegiance
  5. Approval of Agenda
  6. Comments from the Public
  7. Approval of Minutes

a.    November 24, 2025 Regular Session

  1. Adoption of Reimbursement Resolution
  2. Remarks by Retiring Councilor:
    1. Councilman Johnnie Walton
  3. Adjournment

 

Oath of Office Ceremony

Formal Delegation of Officers
The Honorable Eula Reid
Superior Court Judge

 

Oath of Office to Mayor-Elect – Kirk Rivers

 

Oath of Office to Councilors-Elect
Johnson Biggs
Joseph Peel
Javis Gibbs
Rose Whitehurst

Kem Spence
Katherine Felton

Ronnie Morris
Tim Jackson

 

Organizational Meeting Agenda

 

  1. Seating of Mayor and City Councilors
  2. Call Meeting to Order
  3. Invocation – Former Elizabeth City Mayor Bettie J. Parker
  4. Pledge of Allegiance
  5. Approval of Agenda
  6. Recognition of Immediate Past Councilor

a.    Johnnie Walton

  1. Consideration - Election of Mayor Pro Tempore
  2. Consideration - Adoption of Rules of Procedure
  3. Consideration - Adoption of 2026 Meetings Calendar
  4. Remarks by Mayor and City Councilors
  5. Adjournment