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Richland County Council elects Jessica Mackey chair, Derek Pugh vice chair; members select seats for 2025
Summary
At a Jan. 2 special meeting, the Richland County Council unanimously elected Jessica Mackey as chair and Derek Pugh as vice chair under council rules; members then selected seating for the year.
Jessica Mackey was elected chair of the Richland County Council and Derek Pugh was elected vice chair at a special meeting on Jan. 2, 2025.
The votes were unanimous and taken after brief nominations under the council’s rules of procedure. The council then carried out its annual seating selection, choosing seats based on seniority and alphabetical order as prescribed by council rule 3.1.
Council rules provided the framework for the proceedings: Rule 2.7 governs the timing and removal threshold for the chair’s office, and Rule 3.1 governs seating selection. The meeting opened with roll call, an invocation and the pledge of allegiance before the council moved to organizational business.
During the chair election,…
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