The Greenwood City Council met last month in regular session, and one item on the agenda, the appointment of a council member to fill the vacated seat left by former alderman Daniel McDaniel.
All members of the council were present including AC Brown, Ralph Meeker, Tim Terry, Roger Rainwater, and Rod Powell. Also present, Mayor Doug Kinslow, Clerk/Treasurer Sharla Derry, and City Attorney Travis Plummer.
Several interested in the position were in attendance and were given time to address the council. Among those, John VanGorder, Raymond Kennedy, Sr., Tom Ransom, Steve Tedford, and Cameron Kehler.
The council would adjourn into executive session to discuss the appointment to fill the vacancy in Ward 1 Position 1. After reconvening 30 minutes later, Councilmember Brown made the motion to appoint Steve Tedford. Councilmember Rainwater seconded the motion, and it passed unanimously.
Tedford stated: “(I’ve) lived here for a long time and have talked to a few of the council members about (my) interest in this. (I have been) self-employed in Greenwood since 1998 and know a lot of the council…(I have) a background that has spanned some of the departments here…when you get the opportunity, you feel compelled to serve and if (I) get the opportunity that’s great…There’s been some political things that have gone on over the years and (I) don’t harbor any of those…(I want) to bring a level head and make decisions on behalf of the community.”
Mayor Kinslow stated that Tedford would sit on the council following his swearing in. Mayor Kinslow also stated that this position will be open again in two years, at which time an election will be held. Mayor Kinslow encouraged the applicants to consider serving on any open commissions or committees the city might have.
