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Georgetown County Council elects Clint Elliott as chairman; Stella Mercado named vice chair
Summary
At its Jan. 14 meeting, the Georgetown County Council elected Councilor Clint Elliott as chairman and Councilor Stella Mercado as vice chair in voice votes; Mercado disclosed a potential conflict and later recused herself from consideration of Ordinance 24‑57.
Georgetown County Council elected Councilor Clint Elliott as its chairman and Councilor Stella Mercado as vice chair during its Jan. 14 session. Attorney Watson opened the floor for nominations; a council member nominated Elliott and members adopted the nomination by voice. Councilor Mercado was later nominated and affirmed as vice chair without recorded opposition.
The leadership votes were conducted at the start of the regular meeting. Councilor Mercado disclosed a potential conflict related to Ordinance 24‑57 and requested to be recused from participating in discussion and voting on that item; the recusal was acknowledged later in the meeting before consideration of that ordinance.
No formal contested roll‑call was recorded in the transcript for the leadership positions; the chair referenced a tally that he described as a vote of "6 to 1" after the chairman election. The council returned to regular business after electing officers.
