Kokomo City Planning Commission elects 2026 officers

The Kokomo City Planning Commission opened its first meeting of 2026 and completed officer elections for the year. Director Sheehan opened nominations and members elected Mike Besser as president. Nominations for vice president included Kathy Stever and Tyler Graves; a roll call vote was held and the chair announced a majority result, confirming the vice president for 2026. Greg Scheelein was nominated and appointed secretary by voice vote.

The elections began as the first agenda item after Director Sheehan called the meeting to order and asked speakers to identify themselves for the record. The panel followed standard procedure for nominations and, for the vice-presidency, conducted a roll call after a question about using Robert's Rules of Order. The transcript records several recorded yea/nay responses during the roll call; the chair declared the successful nominee had secured a majority and moved on to the rest of the agenda.

The commission then approved minutes and proceeded with regular business. No further debate occurred on the officer slate; there were no recorded motions to reconsider. The meeting continued with development cases and claims approval later on the agenda.