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Charleston County Council swears in members and elects Herb Sasse as 2025 chair
Summary
Charleston County held a swearing-in ceremony for several council members, approved a small set of committee items and elected Herb Sasse as council chair in a roll-call vote during a special meeting at the county courthouse.
Charleston County Council on 2025-10-12 held a swearing-in ceremony for newly elected and returning council members and, during a subsequent special meeting, elected Herb Sasse as the council chair for 2025.
The ceremony included administration of the oath to several council members by local officials. Rob Wurman, sworn in as council member for District 3 by Clerk of Court Julie Armstrong, said, "This has been an incredibly rewarding experience the last 4 years," and that he looks forward to continuing work for the community. Henry Darby, sworn in for District 4, reflected on his life and public service, saying, "I've seen a segregated America and I've seen an integrated America... America is self corrective." A council member identified as Middleton, sworn in for District 6 by solicitor Scarlett Wilson, said voters returned them "overwhelmingly unopposed" and thanked constituents. Bridal Moody, sworn in for District 7, thanked constituents for returning them to a third term: "We've gotten a lot of work done ... but we've got a lot more to do."
After the ceremony the council briefly convened as a special finance committee and approved agenda items A through D by voice vote. The meeting record notes that the council then opened the special county council agenda, read the required Freedom of Information Act notice and proceeded to nominations for chair and vice chair for 2025.
A roll-call election was held for chair. Members were given the option to vote either for Sasse or for a proposed slate; the roll call proceeded in order as announced by the clerk. The council elected Herb Sasse as chair; the transcript indicates the vote was taken by roll call and the body confirmed the result by voice after the tally. The meeting record does not provide a complete named vote tally in sequence in the transcript excerpts provided.
Council members used the council-comments portion of the meeting to congratulate colleagues and to outline priorities for the coming term. Speakers emphasized bipartisanship at the county level and signaled attention to infrastructure, coastal flooding and responsiveness to voter feedback after a recent referendum.
The special county council meeting concluded after brief remarks; the agenda noted that refreshments would be served following the meeting and that a special finance committee session would follow.
