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Snohomish County Council elects new chair and vice chair; assigns legislation to next session
Summary
At an administrative session on Jan. 7 the Snohomish County Council unanimously elected a new council chair and vice chair and recorded an assignment motion for legislation to the general legislative session.
The Snohomish County Council on Jan. 7 held elections for its 2025 leadership and processed committee assignment items during an administrative session in the Jackson Boardroom and online.
Councilmember Nate Nehring was nominated and elected council chair by unanimous voice vote; Councilmember Megan Dunn was elected vice chair by unanimous voice vote. Both elections were moved and seconded during the administrative session and each passed 5-0.
Why it matters: leadership elections determine the council members who will set committee assignments and represent the council in intergovernmental contacts through 2025.
What happened: Council took roll and confirmed five members present. A motion to nominate Nate Nehring for chair was offered and the chair called for a voice vote. "Aye," the chair and other members said; the motion "passes unanimously," the clerk recorded. No recorded nays or abstentions were noted. Later the council moved and seconded a nomination for Megan Dunn to serve as vice chair; that motion also passed 5-0.
The council also noted Motion 25-018 was for assignment only—"to move to general legislative session tomorrow"—and the clerk confirmed no action was required at the administrative session. Motion 25-021 (the broadband task force update) was placed on the agenda for review and discussion; staff presented the broadband briefing during the session.
The meeting concluded with an announced executive session on pending litigation under state law (statute cited during the meeting), followed by a recess until the 11 a.m. planning committee meeting.
Votes at a glance: - Chair election: Nomination of Nate Nehring for Council Chair — outcome: approved (voice vote), tally 5 yes, 0 no, 0 abstain. Mover: not specified in transcript; second: not specified. - Vice chair election: Nomination of Megan Dunn for Vice Chair — outcome: approved (voice vote), tally 5 yes, 0 no, 0 abstain. Mover: not specified; second: not specified.
No other formal roll-call votes on ordinances or resolutions were recorded in the administrative session transcript.
