Tom Davis and Wendy David are the leaders of the South Lake Tahoe City Council for the next year. Photo/LTN

Without drama and with unanimous votes, the South Lake Tahoe council changed its leadership roles today.

Wendy David will be mayor for the next year and Tom Davis mayor pro tem.

At the Dec. 12 meeting David laid out her vision for the next year. She would like to see more of a “we” approach and less of a “us v. them” scenario.

“I want to focus on council conversation. Council conversation is what brings us together. That will be the most important thing we can do together,” David said.

Beyond the Tuesday meetings, David wants to initiate a column to be published in local media for the entire council where each member takes a turn to promote something of interest to that individual. She is looking to start a coffee session the day following a council meeting where two electeds would have a chat session with anyone who shows up.

Housing, the recreation center and cannabis are the top three issues the council will be facing, according to David. They are topics she hopes the community will be engaged in; continuing those conversations she wants people to be having.

— Lake Tahoe News staff report