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Trenton council elects Gonzalez president after debate over nomination ordinance
Summary
After a contested interpretation of a city ordinance on nominations, the Trenton City Council elected Yasmine Gonzalez as council president and Raja C. Edwards as vice president during its Jan. 2 reorganization meeting.
The Trenton City Council elected Yasmine Gonzalez as council president and Raja C. Edwards as vice president during its Jan. 2, 2025, reorganization meeting, following extended debate over the council—s ordinance on the nomination process.
Council members were sworn in at the start of the meeting and then moved to select leadership for the new term. The first nomination, to consider Councilwoman Jenna Figueroa Kettenberg for council president as the council—s vice president, was seconded and then challenged by several members who said the ordinance required wider opportunity for nominations and discussion. After a roll-call vote on that first nomination failed, the council received and approved a subsequent nomination of Yasmine Gonzalez, which carried in a roll-call vote.
The dispute centered on language in…
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