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AGENDA MINUTES
CITY COMMISSION MEETING
CITY HALL, 501 W MEADOW STREET
MONDAY, JANUARY 5, 2026 5:30 PM
1. CALL TO ORDER
The City of Leesburg Commission held an organizational meeting on Monday, January 5, 2026, at
Leesburg City Hall. Mayor Reisman called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. with the following members
present:
Commissioner Allyson Berry
Commissioner Jimmy Burry
Commissioner Jay Connell
Commissioner Mike Pederson
Mayor Alan Reisman
Also present were City Manager (CM) Al Minner, City Clerk (CC) J. Andi Purvis, City Attorney (CA)
Grant Watson, Deputy City Clerk (DCC) Anna Rottermond, the news media, and others.
INVOCATION
Mayor Reisman gave the invocation followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States
of America.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA
2. ELECT MAYOR
Mayor Reisman handed the gavel over to the city manager. CM Minner requested nominations for the
Mayor of 2026.
Commissioner Connell made a motion to nominate Commissioner Berry as Mayor for 2026, and
Commissioner Pederson seconded the motion.
CM Minner asked if there were any other nominations. There were none.
The vote was unanimous.
CM Minner welcomed Mayor Berry to the hot seat.
3. ELECT MAYOR PRO-TEM

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Mayor Berry requested nominations for Mayor Pro Tem from the commission.
Commissioner Burry made a motion to nominate Commissioner Pederson as the 2026 Mayor Pro Tem,
and Commissioner Reisman seconded the motion.
Mayor Berry asked if there were any other nominations. There were none.
The vote was unanimous.
4. PRESENT PLAQUE TO OUTGOING MAYOR ALAN REISMAN
Mayor Berry presented outgoing Commissioner Reisman with a plaque recognizing his leadership and
dedicated public service as mayor of the city of Leesburg for 2025.
5. APPOINTMENTS
A. Commission Appointments for 2026
Mayor Berry asked the commission if they were still good with the board, committees, and organizations
to which each commissioner is appointed too. Commissioner Pederson indicated that usually there is a
change in commissioners, but this year there was no change. He was good leaving it as is. Commissioner
Burry agreed. He was good with it and there were no positions he wished to change. Commissioner
Connell agreed. They should leave it as is.
Commissioner Burry made a motion to accept the existing slate and leave it intact for 2026, and
Commissioner Pederson seconded the motion.
Mayor Berry asked if there were any further comments. There were none.
The roll call vote was:
Commissioner Connell Yes
Commissioner Burry Yes
Commissioner Pederson Yes
Commissioner Reisman Yes
Mayor Berry Yes
Five yeas, no nays, the Commission approved the motion.
CM Minner indicated that they needed to review the advisory boards. These are the advisory board
members that the commissioners appoint. Mayor Berry polled the commission to see if they were still
good with their appointments. Commissioner Connell indicated that he was good with his
appointments. CM Minner pointed out for clarity that this item covered the airport advisory board, the
public art advisory board, and the parks and recreation advisory board. As long as the commission was
good with their representatives from last year, they could make a motion to confirm the board members.

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Commissioner Burry made a motion to accept the existing advisory board representatives for the airport
advisory board, the public art advisory board, and the parks and recreation advisory board for 2026, and
Commissioner Connell seconded the motion.
Mayor Berry asked if there were any further comments. There were none.
The roll call vote was:
Commissioner Burry Yes
Commissioner Pederson Yes
Commissioner Reisman Yes
Commissioner Connell Yes
Mayor Berry Yes
Five yeas, no nays, the Commission approved the motion.
B. Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Leesburg, Florida
appointing Residential members to the Leesburg Electric Advisory Board;
and providing an effective date.
ADOPTED RESOLUTION 12,175
Commissioner Reisman introduced the resolution to be read by title only. CC Purvis read the resolution
by title only.
Commissioner Reisman made a motion to adopt the resolution and Commissioner Burry seconded the
motion.
Mayor Berry pointed out that there were three applications submitted. Michael Rankin submitted an
application to be the unincorporated representative, John (Jack) Braton submitted an application to be the
city representative, and Marc Robertz-Schwartz submitted an application to be the Fruitland Park local
representative.
Commissioner Reisman made a motion to approve these three applications, and Commissioner Burry
seconded the motion.
Mayor Berry asked if there were any further comments. There were none.
The roll call vote was:
Commissioner Pederson Yes
Commissioner Reisman Yes
Commissioner Connell Yes
Commissioner Burry Yes
Mayor Berry Yes
Five yeas, no nays, the Commission adopted the resolution.
6. CITY MANAGER ITEMS:

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CM Minner said he was looking forward to getting back to work in 2026.
7. ROLL CALL:
Commissioner Pederson wished everyone a happy new year.
Commissioner Reisman stated he was looking forward to a prosperous and productive new year. He
was also looking forward to working with Mayor Berry.
Commissioner Connell had no further comment.
Commissioner Burry informed the commission that his family welcomed a new granddaughter into the
world over the holidays. They were all very excited. Other than that, he was looking forward to another
year of doing good things for the city of Leesburg.
Mayor Berry thanked everyone for nominating her as Mayor. She was very excited and honored. She
hoped that she could do justice to all the previous mayors.
8. ADJOURN:
PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES NEEDING ASSISTANCE TO PARTICIPATE IN ANY
OF THESE PROCEEDINGS SHOULD CONTACT THE HUMAN RESOURCES
DEPARTMENT, ADA COORDINATOR, AT 728-9740, 48 HOURS IN ADVANCE OF
THE MEETING.
F.S.S. 286.0105 "If a person decides to appeal any decision made by the Commission with
respect to any matter considered at this meeting, they will need a record of the
proceedings, and that for such purpose they may need to ensure that a verbatim record of
the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the
appeal is to be based." The City of Leesburg does not provide this verbatim record.
With a motion by Commissioner Burry and a second by Commissioner Reisman, the meeting adjourned
at 5:39 p.m.