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Riviera Beach council elects Shirley Lanier chair; Kishamba Miller Anderson named pro tem and CRA vice chair
Summary
Council elected Shirley Lanier as chair for 2025–26, named Kishamba Miller Anderson pro tem and vice chair of the Community Redevelopment Agency; clerk set mayor-appointment application window March 26–April 4 under Code section 2-30.
The Riviera Beach City Council voted March 19 to make Councilperson Shirley Lanier the council chair for 2025–26, with Councilperson Priscilla Davis Pannier casting the lone dissent. The council also unanimously selected Kishamba Miller Anderson as chair pro tem and approved Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) leadership: Shirley Lanier as CRA chair and Kishamba Miller Anderson as CRA vice chair.
Why it matters: the council’s choices determine who will lead meetings and represent the city on the CRA board during the coming year and set the process for filling the mayor vacancy.
Nominations and votes: when the floor opened for nominations, Councilperson Kachamba (Kishamba) Miller Anderson nominated Shirley Lanier for council chair and Councilperson Glenn…
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