Mayor’s Council of Guam elects Jesse Alec president; Robert Hoffman chosen vice president

The Mayor’s Council of Guam elected Mayor Jesse Alec as council president and Mayor Robert Hoffman as vice president during a meeting in which nominations and secret ballots were held for the council’s officer slate.

The vote consolidated council leadership ahead of the next term: Mayor Jesse Alec accepted the nomination for president, saying, “Madam chair, I do accept the nomination.” Mayor Robert Hoffman accepted the vice president nomination and outlined his priorities for the council in brief remarks following his acceptance, saying, “My hope is that the work that I've done to support you reflects my commitment to your success as leaders.” Mayor Anthony Chargeloff declined the presidential nomination, saying, “I am yielding and I'm not accepting this nomination.”

Nominations were opened and then closed by motion (the motion to close nominations was seconded by Vice Mayor Jesse Bautista). Ballots were distributed and tallied by the council. The transcript records the following vote counts announced during the meeting: Jesse Alec received 25 votes for president; Robert Hoffman received 16 votes for vice president to Anthony Chargo’s 9; Mayor Luis Rivera received 20 votes for secretary; and Mayor Kevin Susweko received 18 votes to Mayor Wayne Santos’s 7 for treasurer. The transcript includes numerous roll-call readings during ballot collection and multiple confirmations of vote totals. The result for the sergeant-at-arms race was not specified in the provided transcript.

Council members and nominees spoke directly during the nominations and acceptance process. Hoffman used his acceptance to highlight experience and priority funding opportunities for villages, referencing hot-bond and community development resources by name when encouraging council coordination. Several nominees who were offered positions declined before ballots were cast; the meeting proceeded by secret ballot where required, and the council chair announced totals aloud after counting.

The meeting record shows the council first confirmed a quorum and then proceeded to the sealed-envelope and ballot process. early in the meeting the clerk noted 19 sealed envelopes before additional ballots were received; later tallies reflected 25 valid votes in the presidential count. The council moved on to fill vice president, secretary and treasurer positions after the presidential tally was announced. The transcript does not record any formal challenges to the tallies as announced on the floor.

The newly elected officers will assume their duties as the council continues its regular business. The meeting proceeded to other agenda items after the officer elections were concluded.