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Richland County Council re-elects Jessica Mackie as chair; Derek Pew retained as vice chair
Summary
At a special organizational meeting, Richland County Council unanimously approved its 2025 leadership, re-electing Jessica Mackie as chair and retaining Derek Pew as vice chair, approved the agenda, and selected seating under council rules.
Richland County Council unanimously re-elected Jessica Mackie as chair and retained Derek Pew as vice chair during a special organizational meeting on Thursday evening.
The action set the council’s leadership for the 2025 session and included routine organizational votes: approval of the meeting agenda, election of the chair and vice chair under council rules, and seat selection according to seniority.
Council members first approved the meeting agenda by voice vote. The clerk recorded affirmative responses from Councilmembers Brenham, Pugh, Little, Livingston, Weaver, Baron, Aline, Mackie, English and Newton; the motion carried unanimously.
Under Council Rule 2.7, the council opened nominations for chair. A nomination…
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