The meeting begins at 6 p.m. at Lakeport City Hall, 225 Park St. A business plan workshop with the council and staff will be held at 5 p.m.

Newly elected Council member Suzanne Lyons, along with reelected councilmen Roy Parmentier and Bob Rumfelt, will take their oaths of office from City Clerk Janel Chapman following adoption of a resolution approving the Nov. 4 election results and the council's receipt of the general election's official canvass.

Once Lyons, Parmentier and Rumfelt are sworn in, the council will choose its mayor and mayor pro tem for 2009, and council members will be appointed to their assignments.

In other business, the winners of the annual holiday decorating contest hosted by the city, the Lakeport Regional Chamber of Commerce and the Lakeport Main Street Associaiton will be honored.

The council also will hold a public hearing on the program income reuse program and approve the Microenterprise Loan Program Guidelines and discuss Lakeport Disposal's annual consumer price index increase.

Following the open portion of the meeting, the council will hold a closed session to discuss an employee disciplinary matter.

E-mail Elizabeth Larson at elarson@lakeconews.com.

{mos_sb_discuss:3}