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St. Joseph County Council elects Dan Schoetzel president after close roll call
Summary
At a Jan. 7 special meeting, the St. Joseph County Council elected Dan Schoetzel president in a narrow vote and chose Brian Tanner as president pro tem and Mark Catanzarite as vice president pro tem; the meeting included only officer elections and adjournment.
Dan Schoetzel was elected president of the St. Joseph County Council at a special meeting on Jan. 7, 2025, after members stated preferences by roll call; the clerk characterized the final tally as 5–4.
The election came at the start of the meeting called by St. Joseph County Auditor Murphy, who noted, "I see that all 9 council members are here." The council then proceeded to…
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