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Mister Kraft elected Northampton County Council president; Warren chosen as vice president
Summary
At its organizational meeting, the nine-member Northampton County Council elected Mister Kraft as council president and Mister Warren as vice president; members voted by voice and the vice-presidential vote was recorded 6–3.
Mister Kraft was elected president of the Northampton County Council during the council’s organizational meeting, with council members casting voice votes by naming the last name of their preferred candidate.
Council members had previously established that the first person to receive five votes would become president of the nine-member council. After members called their votes by surname, the presiding officer announced, “Mister Kraft is elected president by a vote of,” and Kraft took the chair and thanked members.
The council then opened nominations for vice president. Jeff Horn and Tom Giovanni were nominated; members again voted by calling last names. The chair announced, “Warren is vice president by vote of 6 to 3.” Members congratulated the newly elected vice president.
The selections were made by internal voice vote; no ordinance or external appointment is recorded in the transcript. The council moved on to nominations for county council solicitor after completing the leadership votes and scheduled photography in the chambers before adjourning.
The council did not record a full roll-call tally for the president’s election in the transcript; the vice presidential result was announced as 6–3.
