On October 18, at a special session of the Town Council, four candidates: Planning Commission member Kevin Hagen, former Commissioner Glenn Blanchard, former Mayor Jim Hoover, and Brookfield resident Scott Frager were questioned on what they hope to accomplish if selected. At the conclusion of the questioning, a thoroughly divided Council retreated to discuss their thoughts in private in a ‘closed session.’

Newly elected Commissioner Valerie Turnquist objected to the selection taking place behind closed doors. "I think we need to be transparent with our decision and the public is entitled to be there for that vote," she said. Turnquist was unsuccessful in having the debate in public. The divided Council eventually agreed on selecting former Mayor Jim Hoover as a consensus candidate to fill out the remaining 10 months of Davis’s Council term.

Hoover previously served as a Town Commissioner from 1998 until 2002 and as Mayor from 2002 until 2011. He was also appointed to fill a commissioner appointment in 2013. Hoover said he was excited to return to local government and hoped to make a difference in the community. Hoover said his primary focus will be on working on the budget, specifically the water fund.

Immediately upon the unanimous vote for Hoover, the Council, per Town Code, elected new officers. However, unlike in past years where the Mayor would recommend candidates for each position on the Council, Davis refused to do so, stating that it was not only inappropriate, but doing so ran contrary to the Town Code which clearly states that the "commissioners shall elect those positions."

Davis's decision was consistent with his goal on forcing the Town Council to cease being a rubber stamp, and instead, become more active in governing the town.

Commissioner Turnquist, who won election this fall on a platform of bringing more transparency to the decision making on the Council, nominated Amy Boehman to be the Council President. Turnquist noted Boehman’s thoughtful input and leading discussions and reasoning since being elected to the council last year. "She’s earned that position and will do a great job leading the Council," Turnquist said.

Turnquist’s nomination of Boehman was quickly backed by a 5-0 vote, giving Boehman the office.

Commissioner Cliff Sweeney's request to remain Town Treasurer was only seconded by O’Donnell. Upon Sweeney failing to obtain a majority of votes, Boehman nominated Turnquist, who has extensive experience in managing multimillion-dollar budgets, which will allow her to identify unnecessary spending as well as find more creative ways to solve the town water funding issues. Boehman was joined by Hoover in support of Turnquist, giving her the primary responsibility for managing town finances.

Hoover’s nomination as Vice President of the Town Council drew unanimous support in a 5-0 vote.

The election of Boehma, Turnquist, and Hoover completed the transition of the Council, putting it in line with the wishes of the voters in the most recent election.

Following the settling of the Council leadership, Council members identified various Town commission liaison roles they felt they could fulfill.

Turnquist, who noted that she had spent the past year as a member of the Town’s Planning Commission, offered her services to be liaison to that Commission. Hoover volunteered to be Liaison to the Citizens Advisory Commission which researches and proposes recommendations related to identifying things the town can do to improve residents quality of life.

O’Donnell happily accepted the role as liaison to the Parks and Recreation Commission, which will now incorporate "trails" as part of the commission’s responsibility

Sweeney declined to serve as liaison on any of the town’s commissions, stating that his time was taken up working with other non-government related organizations that he belonged to.