City Council selects new president, vice president

Portland City Council settles on council president in contentious first meeting
Thursday marked an important first day on the job for Portland’s new City Council as the 12 members voted on who would serve as the council’s president. Read online:
City Council selects new president, vice president in first 2025 meeting
The body on Thursday held its inaugural 2025 meeting, during which they swore in 1st District Councilman Andrew Breton, 3rd District Councilwoman Kenya Gibson and 4th District Councilwoman Sarah Abubaker.
Elana Pirtle-Guiney Elected as Portland City Council President at New Body’s First Meeting
Elana Pirtle-Guiney will serve as president of the freshly sworn-in 12-member Portland City Council. She was elected by a 7-5 vote this morning that saw the council initially deadlocked between Councilors Candace Avalos and Olivia Clark. The council conducted 10 rounds of voting before reaching consensus on Pirtle-Guiney.
Springfield City Council reelects president, selects new vice president in preliminary vote
SPRINGFIELD — In a preliminary vote, the City Council agreed to reelect Michael Fenton as its president in 2025 but will switch vice presidents. The council voted in December to support Tracye Whitfield as its new vice president, replacing longtime Ward 3 City Councilor Melvin Edwards, who has served in the role since 2022.
Richmond City Council elects new president and vice president
The Richmond City Council has elected its members who will serve as its president and vice president during a meeting held on Thursday where the nine newly elected members were also sworn in.
New Richmond City Council members sworn in
Three new faces joined Richmond City Council on Thursday. Andrew Breton and Sarah Abubaker replace Andreas Addison and Kristen Nye in the 1st and 4th districts. Kenya Gibson will be representing the third.
Portsmouth City Council elects new Vice Mayor
Portsmouth City Council held a special meeting to elect a Vice Mayor. Councilman Bill Moody was elected to fill the position for the two year term.
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