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The mayor called the meeting after two of the measures failed to get extended when a single council member voted against them during their last regular meeting on Dec. 14. The other two measures were tabled. The measures need a supermajority to pass. If just two out of the seven council members vote against them, they'll be overturned.

Among the agenda items were how to jointly combat violence in Bethel, the transfer of city land to Tribal ownership, and creating a pedestrian path between the Yupiit Piciryarait Cultural Center and the Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation.

On Nov. 2, Bethel City Council and Orutsararmiut Native Council will meet together for the first time since August 2018. Among the agenda items are a proposed plan to transfer the land under the ONC Multipurpose Building back to the tribe, and a discussion on how the entities can better combat violence.

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During their Oct. 26 meeting, Bethel City Council voted to adopt new rules that bar the public from attending meetings in person. They also laid out stipulations for council members. Once the rules went into effect, a council member was newly out of compliance and had to leave the meeting midway through.

For vice mayor, Bethel City Council selected Conrad “CJ” McCormick.

During the Oct. 12 Bethel City Council meeting, four newly elected council members were sworn in. Then the council voted to renew a series of pandemic mitigation measures, including a mask mandate. The measures passed easily, but the mask mandate came up against some rare opposition from an audience member and a new council member.

The sitting council members are expected to vote to accept the results of last week’s election. The council members-elect are newcomer Mary “Beth” Hessler; incumbents Conrad “CJ” McCormick and Mark Springer; and Eric Whitney, who has previously sat on city council.

The official results for the 2021 Bethel City Council election are in. The candidates who won seats in order of most to least votes include incumbent Conrad “CJ” McCormick with 342 votes, incumbent Mark Springer with 291 votes, former council member Eric Whitney with 282 votes, and newcomer Mary "Beth" Hessler with 242 votes.