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Albany council appoints Robin Lopez as mayor, Peggy McQuade as vice mayor
Summary
At a special Dec. 9 meeting, the Albany City Council voted unanimously to advance Vice Mayor Robin Lopez to mayor and Council Member Peggy McQuade to vice mayor. The council also discussed the internal "queue" used for leadership rotation and recorded a routine consent-calendar vote.
The Albany City Council voted unanimously Dec. 9 to advance Vice Mayor Robin Lopez to mayor and Council Member Peggy McQuade to vice mayor.
The action completed the council's annual reorganization. Council members cast roll-call votes after a staff presentation describing the council's reorganization guideline and the order, or "queue," used to select mayor and vice mayor.
The guideline places reelected members above newly elected members and anticipates that members will accept the posts as they come up in the queue. Council members discussed an unusual combination of…
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