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Staunton City Council unanimously elects Michelle Edwards as mayor, confirms vice mayor and committee appointments
Summary
At its organizational meeting, the Staunton City Council reaffirmed procedural memoranda, elected Michelle Edwards as mayor and Brad Arrowood as vice mayor for two-year terms, adopted a calendar of regular meeting dates through Dec. 31, 2026, and appointed a nominations committee and a slate of council liaisons to boards and commissions.
Councilor Michelle Edwards was elected mayor of Staunton and Councilor Brad Arrowood was elected vice mayor at the Staunton City Council organizational meeting, where the council also reaffirmed its procedural memoranda, adopted a meeting-calendar resolution and made committee and board appointments.
The council voted unanimously on all formal actions. The first formal motion, to “reaffirm the existing council procedural memoranda,” passed on a roll call in which all council members voted aye.
The council nominated and elected Michelle Edwards to a two-year term as mayor. Mr. Blair nominated Edwards, and Edwards said, “I do. I accept the nomination.” A subsequent motion to elect her passed unanimously on a roll call in which all seven council members voted aye.
Councilor Brad Arrowood…
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