Logan City Council's Deputy Mayor Jon Raven has been unanimously re-elected to continue in the position.
A vote by fellow Councillors was necessary at the April Ordinary Council meeting due to the expiry of his one-year term as Deputy Mayor.
The one-year appointment was made by the then new Council last year and in accordance with direction from the Local Government Act.
Cr Raven, who also chairs the Planning, Economic Development and Environment Committee, said he was honoured to continue serving as deputy to Mayor Darren Power and his fellow Councillors.
"It's been one very busy year and a year in which we've learned a lot together," Cr Raven said.
"We're all in a new Council and it's a new environment that many of us aren't used to but it's one where we work together and we support each other and have each other's backs.
"I look forward to another year of working hard for you."
Today's meeting also ratified a move which will see Councillor Mindy Russell become the Deputy Chair of the Planning, Economic Development and Environment Committee.
This round of meetings has also seen confidential discussions in committee and Council meetings audio recorded for the first time.
Governance Chair, Councillor Natalie Willcocks said the recordings would remain confidential under the Local Government Act, but would be used for review or clarification purposes, if necessary.
"We livestream our meetings to the public via YouTube and pause this streaming when entering into closed sessions," Cr Willcocks said.
"These recordings remain on YouTube for the community to watch at any time as we are committed to transparent decision making.
"However, Councillors expressed an interest in improving accountability in our decision making by also now recording confidential discussions for internal use only.
"We continue to comply with the relevant legislation relating to our meetings."
Also in this week's meeting, Council voted to reprimand Division 1 Councillor Lisa Bradley for engaging in inappropriate conduct on social media contrary to section 150K(1)(a) of the Local Government Act 2009.
The matter was discussed confidentially in compliance with sections 171 and 200 of the Local Government Act 2009.
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