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Alejandro Pui elected Salt Lake City Council chair; Erica Carlson chosen vice chair
Summary
At a Salt Lake City Council work session the body unanimously appointed Alejandro Pui as chair and selected Erica Carlson as vice chair. Nominations were seconded and formal roll-call-style votes confirmed both selections.
Alejandro Pui was elected chair of the Salt Lake City Council during the council’s work session, and Erica Carlson was selected as vice chair.
Council member Dan Dugan nominated Pui for chair; the nomination was seconded by Eva Lopez Chavez and supported verbally by several colleagues. Council members Eva Lopez Chavez, Dan Dugan, Erica Carlson, Sarah Young, Chris Wharton, Alejandro Pui and Victoria Petro recorded votes in support; the chair congratulated Pui and formally yielded the rest of the meeting to him.
For the vice chair position, a nomination for Erica Carlson was made, seconded and the council again recorded a roll-call-style set of votes in her favor. Carlson thanked colleagues for their trust, calling herself “humbled” and pledging to bring a fresh perspective.
Both selections were handled as nominations and roll-call votes consistent with council procedure; no contested ballots or amendments were recorded. The council then continued to the work-session agenda under the new leadership.
The action was procedural and organizational: no policy change or budgetary impact was tied to the leadership votes. The council moved on to scheduled presentations and the Budget Amendment No. 4 briefing.
The work session was informational; the council will hold its formal meeting at 7 p.m. with opportunity for public comment.
