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Saul Tapia Vega elected Lafayette mayor; Tim Barnes chosen mayor pro tem
Summary
At its Dec. 2 session, the new Lafayette City Council elected Councilor Saul Tapia Vega mayor (4–2) and Tim Barnes mayor pro tem (4–2) after swearing in incoming council members. Elections followed the charter-mandated written-ballot process and immediate oath-taking.
Saul Tapia Vega was elected mayor of Lafayette on Dec. 2 after the newly seated council cast written ballots, the city clerk announced. Tapia Vega received four votes to Tim Barnes’s two and immediately took the dais to preside over the remainder of the meeting.
The council held the election under the city charter’s procedure that requires a written ballot and a majority of members in office…
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