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Motion to add election of mayor pro tempore to agenda fails after tie; resident had urged open process
Summary
Councilor Terry Lynn Rogers moved to add a new-business item to elect a mayor pro tempore; the motion failed on a 6–6 tie. Earlier, a resident raised concerns about nomination procedures and Freedom of Information compliance at a prior meeting.
Councilor Terry Lynn Rogers moved on July 15, 2025 to add a new-business item to the Vernon Town Council agenda proposing the election of a mayor pro tempore to serve the remainder of the 2023–2025 session, naming Councilor Mary Anne Levesque as the nominee. The motion to add the agenda item required a two-thirds vote and failed after a recorded tie of six in favor and six opposed.
The proposal followed a public comment earlier in the meeting by…
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