City Council

City of Salem, Massachusetts Office of the City Clerk Ilene Simons Room 1 City Clerk Salem, MA December 29, 2025 MEETING NOTICE CITY OF SALEM 2026 INAUGUARATION TO ORGANIZE GOVERNMENT FOR 2026 IN-PERSON ONLY Notic is hereby given that the City of Salem 2026 Inauguration will be held on Monday, January 5, 2026, at 10:00 A.M. at the Peabody Essex Museum, 161 Essex Street, Salem, for the purpose of organizing City Government for the year 2026. Notice of this meeting was posted on December 29, 2025 at 3:09 P.M. In-Person shall be the primary method of public access to such meetings. A secondary method of public access may be provided, if technologically feasible through Salem Access Television, which the public may watch live on SATV on Channel 22. Very truly yours, ATTEST: ILENE SIMONS CITY CLERK “Know Your Rights Under the Open Meeting Law, M.G.L. c. 30A ss. 18-25, and City Ordinance Sections 2-2028 through 2-2033.”  2 CITY OF SALEM INAUGURATION PEABODY ESSEX MUSEUM MONDAY, JANUARY 5, 2026 MAYOR, COUNCILLORS AND SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEMBERS ASSEMBLE PROCESSIONAL REMAIN STANDING FOR THE PRESENTATION OF COLORS CITY CLERK, ILENE SIMONS, CALLS MEETING TO ORDER AND COUNCILLOR HAPWORTH, SENIOR MEMBER, ASSUMES THE CHAIR. COUNCILLOR HAPWORTH CALLS UPON ________________TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE FOLLOWED BY ________________ SINGING THE NATIONAL ANTHEM. INVOCATION COUNCILLOR HAPWORTH CALLS UPON CITY CLERK ILENE SIMONS TO ADMINISTER THE OATH OF OFFICE TO THE MAYOR COUNCILLOR HAPWORTH CALLS UPON CITY CLERK ILENE SIMONS TO ADMINISTER THE OATH TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. AFTER THE OATH OF OFFICE ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT HAPWORTH – I NOW RECOGNIZE COUNCILLOR____________________ _______________________ READS --ORDER—ELECTION OF A PRESIDENT COUNCILLOR_____________________ NOMINATES COUNCILLOR__________________. COUNCILLOR________________SECONDS NOMINATION. COUNCILLOR________________MOVES NOMINATIONS BE CLOSED. VOTED R.C.V. YEAS NAYS PRES ABS  3 CITY OF SALEM INAUGURATION PEABODY ESSEX MUSEUM MONDAY, JANUARY 5, 2026 PRESIDENT HAPWORTH DECLARES COUNCILLOR ______________ELECTED PRESIDENT PRESIDENT________________THANKS COUNCIL. (PRESIDENTS SPEECH) ******************************************************************************************** PRESIDENT __________________________ I NOW RECOGNIZE COUNCILLOR_________________________________. _____________________________READS --ORDER--RULES & ORDERS ALL THOSE IN FAVOR...ALL THOSE OPPOSED...IT IS SO VOTED. PRESIDENT _____________________________ REQUESTS THE CITY COUNCIL TO EXIT THE STAGE SO THAT THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE MAY ORGANIZE FOR THE YEAR 2026 ******************************************************************************* ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE MAYOR PANGALLO ADMINISTERS THE OATH OF OFFICE TO THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE ELECTION OF VICE-CHAIRMAN MAYOR PANGALLO - I NOW RECOGNIZE SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEMBER_______________ __________________NOMINATES SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEMBER___________________ _____________________ __SECONDS NOMINATION. _______________________MOVES NOMINATIONS BE CLOSED.  4 CITY OF SALEM INAUGURATION PEABODY ESSEX MUSEUM MONDAY, JANUARY 5, 2026 ROLL CALL VOTE TAKEN ON NOMINATION OF _________________________ AS VICE-CHAIRMAN. MAYOR PANGALLO DECLARES ____________________ELECTED VICE-CHAIRMAN APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTIVE SECRETARY MAYOR PANGALLO -- I NOW RECOGNIZE SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEMBER _____________ ____________________ NOMINATES ________________________. ____________________SECONDS NOMINATION. ____________________MOVES NOMINATIONS BE CLOSED. VOTED ROLL CALL VOTE TAKEN ON NOMINATION OF ____________________AS SECRETARY MAYOR PANGALLO DECLARES __ _________________________ELECTED SECRETARY MAYOR PANGALLO - ANY MOTIONS, ORDERS, & RESOLUTIONS FOR 2026 THERE ARE NONE MAYOR PANGALLO - I NOW RECOGNIZE SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEMBER_______________. ____________________MOVES FOR ADJOURNMENT MAYOR PANGALLO - ALL THOSE IN FAVOR...ALL THOSE OPPOSED...IT IS SO VOTED. SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEMBERS RETURN TO THEIR SEATS **************************************************************************************************************** CITY COUNCIL MEETING RECONVENES: PRESIDENT____________ I NOW RECOGNIZE COUNCILLOR_____________________  5 CITY OF SALEM INAUGURATION PEABODY ESSEX MUSEUM MONDAY, JANUARY 5, 2026 TO INTRODUCE --ORDER--MAYOR ADDRESS COUNCIL ALL THOSE IN FAVOR...ALL THOSE OPPOSED...IT IS SO VOTED ******************************************************************************************************************* PRESIDENT______________________________: IT GIVES ME GREAT PLEASURE AT THIS TIME TO INTRODUCE TO YOU THE HONORABLE DOMINICK PANGALLO, MAYOR OF SALEM, WHO WILL ADDRESS THE COUNCIL. INAUGURAL ADDRESS INAUGURAL ADDRESS FOLLOWING THE INAUGURAL ADDRESS: PRESIDENT________________: THANK YOU MAYOR PANGALLO BENEDICTION ADJOURNMENT PRESIDENT_ ____ I NOW CALL UPON COUNCILLOR__________________ COUNCILLOR_____________ MOVES FOR ADJOURNMENT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR...ALL THOSE OPPOSED...IT IS SO VOTED. A.M. RETIRE COLORS FILE OFF STAGE