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Council elects Chris Wharton chair, Alejandro Pui vice chair for 2025
Summary
Salt Lake City Council members held straw-poll elections during the Jan. 7 work session and selected Council Member Chris Wharton as chair and Council Member Alejandro Pui as vice chair; both were recorded as unanimous in the written ballot record after a minor correction.
Salt Lake City Council members selected Chris Wharton as council chair and Alejandro Pui as vice chair for calendar year 2025 in straw-poll balloting during the council\'s Jan. 7 work session.
Wharton was nominated for chair and given the opportunity to speak before council members cast written ballots that were collected by staff. The written record later indicated a unanimous vote for…
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