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Committee elects Felicia Salazar chair, Elsa Rios vice chair and names secretary; vote counts recorded for vice-chair contest
Summary
The Cultural Affairs Committee held elections for chair, vice chair and secretary. Felicia Salazar was elected chair; Elsa Rios won the vice-chair vote by a 6–3 margin over another nominee; the committee named a secretary (first name recorded).
The Miami Lakes Cultural Affairs Committee held officer elections at the meeting and selected its leadership for the coming term.
Committee member Felicia Salazar was nominated for chair, accepted the nomination and was elected. Elsa Rios and another nominee were nominated for vice chair; the committee conducted a vote in which Elsa Rios received six votes to three for the other nominee. The committee elected a secretary; the transcript records the secretary as "Renee" (first name only) and the committee congratulated the winners.
Committee members made and seconded nominations and conducted votes by voice and roll-call-style statements. Several members asked procedural questions about accepting nominations and about whether nominees accepted before votes were taken.
The new leadership was introduced informally at the meeting; staff noted the election results will be reflected in the committee minutes and used for future committee communications and agendas.
