Town Council Organizational Meeting

Meeting recap

What happened, drawn from the records published after the meeting. Minutes

The council closed out its old term and opened a new one on the same night. Mayor Sean Mayefskie, Mayor Pro Tem Dan Berry and council member Timothy Forrest were recognized for their service before Town Clerk Linda McKinney swore in Mayor Mike Kondratick and council members Sarah Larson and Kara Foster; Senator Sydney Batch administered the oath to returning council member Annie Drees. The council then elected Drees Mayor Pro Tem and confirmed committee assignments, sending Chris Deshazor to the Central Pines Council of Governments, Kondratick to CAMPO's Transportation Advisory Committee, Larson to the Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee, Foster to the Tree Advisory Committee, Drees to the Land Use Advisory Committee, and Hewetson and Deshazor jointly to the Legislative Action Committee.

Before the reorganization, the council approved its consent agenda: the interlocal agreement with Apex for safety improvements at Old US 1 and Friendship Road, a second six-month extension for Calvert Sports Academy and Development Center's development plan, and the consent order in Greenhawk/Ragan v. Town of Holly Springs. It also adopted its 2026 meeting calendar, moving the budget workshop to Thursday, May 21 to avoid Memorial Day and dropping the February, July and August workshop meetings. In public comment, Fran Hudson of 5524 Rex Road gave the council a written notice about their oath of office and challenged them to know what they were voting on. The town also received written comments from Mike Thompson opposing the Grigsby rezoning and from Markus Schmidt asking for more sidewalks. Town Manager Randy Harrington told the council WinterFest is shifting to a Saturday-Sunday schedule because of expected winter weather and that a public meeting on the Avent Ferry Road project is set for December 11 at Holly Grove Middle School.

How the votes went

Every recorded vote was unanimous: the agenda adjustment, the consent agenda covering the Old US 1 interlocal agreement, the Calvert Sports Academy extension and the Greenhawk/Ragan consent order, the election of Annie Drees as Mayor Pro Tem, the confirmation of committee appointments, the 2026 meeting schedule, and the adjournment.

From the published minutes.

Who spoke

1 member of the public spoke.

1. Fran Hudson, of 5524 Rex Road, gave the council a written notice about their oath of office and challenged them to know what they were voting on.

One resident addressed the council in person. The town also received written comments before the meeting from Mike Thompson, opposed to the Grigsby rezoning, and from Markus Schmidt, asking for more sidewalks.

Read from the records the government published after the meeting. Members of the public are private residents and are not named or indexed.