(KLZA)-- The Falls City Council elected Derek Leyden to serve as Council President in 2026 and Joe Buckminster to serve as Acting President of the Council for 2026 when they met Tuesday evening.

In other action, the Council approved amending an ordinance that will change the term of the Council President and Acting President of the Council from one-year to two-years beginning in 2027.

The goal in making the change is to reduce the annual administrative changes to banking and financial authorizations and improve continuity and maintain compliance with state law.

The Council also voted to approve a recommendation from Falls City EDGE to appoint a second City Council representative to the EDGE Board. For the next year the Council representatives on the EDGE Board will be Derek Leyden and Sara Ruiz.