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Vigo County Council elects Steve Ellis as 2026 president, delays rule changes for 30-day review
Summary
At its reorganization meeting, the Vigo County Council elected Steve Ellis council president and approved Vicky Wager as president pro tem; members voted to keep existing council rules in force while reviewing a proposed 2026 rules package for 30 days and adopted a tentative meeting schedule.
Steve Ellis was elected council president for 2026 at the Vigo County Council’s reorganization meeting, and the council agreed to keep its existing rules in place while staff and members review a proposed 2026 rules package over the next 30 days.
The council opened nominations for president, an unidentified member nominated Steven Ellis and another seconded the nomination. After nominations were closed, a roll call vote approved Ellis 5-2 (Ayes: Randy Gentry, Nancy Alsop, Steve Ellis, Vicky Wager, Brad Anderson; Nays: Brenda Wilson, David Thompson). Following the vote, the presiding official turned the meeting over to the newly elected president, who…
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