City Council

AGENDA CITY OF SAVANNAH - 2012 INAUGURATION SAVANNAH CIVIC CENTER - JOHNNY MERCER THEATRE JANUARY 3, 2012 - 7:00 P.M. Procession Neighborhood Associations Cultural Community of Savannah Introductions Musical Tribute Spencer White, III Welcome Co-Hosts: Tina Tyus-Shaw, WSAV and Dawn Baker, WTOC Introductions The Aldermen-elect City of Savannah and The Honorable Mayor-elect Presentation of the Colors Savannah Chatham County Metropolitan Police Department Honor Guards America the Beautiful Spencer White, III Call to Order Dyanne C. Reese, Clerk of Council Invocation Reverend Doctor John Foster, Pastor St. Phillip A.M.E. Church Musical Tribute Savannah Children’s Choir Roger Moss, Director Oath of Office Savannah City Council Administered by The Honorable Judges as follows: Presiding: Chief Superior Court Judge Perry Brannen, Jr., Superior Court Judge John E. Morse, Jr ., Recorder’s Court Judge Louisa Abbot, Recorder’s Court Judge, Claire Cornwell Williams, Judge Pro Tem Willie T. Yancey, Recorder’s Court & Associate Judge, Municipal Court of Thunderbolt, State Court Judge H. Gregory Fowler, Senior State Court Judge Ron Ginsberg, and Minister Andrew Jones Acceptance on Behalf of Council: The Honorable Tony Thomas, Alderman/District 6 Musical Selection Mary Nestor-Harper Accompanied by Sandra Embly Oath of Office Mayor-Elect Edna Branch Jackson Administered by Chief Superior Court Judge Perry Brannen, Jr. The Inaugural Address The Honorable Edna B. Jackson Mayor of the City of Savannah Musical Selection Savannah State University Wesleyan Choir and Alumni Members Ecumenical Benediction The Reverend William Hester; Asbury Memorial Methodist Church, Imam Maajid F. Ali, Masjid Jihad, Inc.; The Reverend Layne C. Hansen, Assistant Rector, Christ Church Savannah; Pastor Joyce Hall, Living Hope Community Fellowship; Adam Solender, Executive Director of the Savannah Jewish Federation & The Jewish Educational Alliance, The Reverend Matthew Southall Brown, Pastor Emeritus, St. John Baptist Church Acknowledgment/ Adjournment Mayor Edna B. Jackson We ask your patience and that you please remain seated until after the procession of the Mayor and Aldermen, allowing then to exit the theatre and form the receiving line. Reception and Ball following the Inauguration - Civic Center Mezzanine and Ballroom