Mayor Pro Tem Denese Shinholster led Tuesday's City Council meeting in the absence of Mayor Mary Parham- Copelan.
Shinholster, the City Council member from District 3, gave fellow council members an update on Parham-Copelan, who recently underwent surgery.
'They mayor's surgery was successful,' Shinholster said. 'She is recovering and she just wanted you all to know.'
Parham-Copelan also had surgery last November and spent time in an intensive care unit.
The City Council has held 17 regular meetings this year. Parham-Copelan has been present for 11 of those meetings, while Shinholster has led the other six, with the mayor joining remotely for the majority of the other six.
Shinholster also led four City Council meetings in 2025, with the mayor unable to attend in person.
Parham-Copelan, who turned 60 earlier this year, currently is in the first year of her third term.