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Town Council fills mayoral vacancy and names vice mayor after executive session
Summary
Following an executive session, the Town of Tazewell council appointed Council member Joe Beasley to fill the mayoral vacancy and selected Jonathan Higgins as vice mayor; both appointments passed by voice vote after a certification of the closed session.
The Town of Tazewell council voted after an executive session to fill a mayoral vacancy, appointing Council member Joe Beasley to the mayor's post and naming Jonathan Higgins as vice mayor.
The council convened an executive session under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act to consider the vacancy and certified the session afterward, stating that only matters lawfully exempt from open-meeting requirements were discussed. Following the certification, a council member moved to appoint Joe Beasley to the mayoral vacancy and another council member seconded the motion; the motion carried on a voice vote. A subsequent motion appointed Jonathan Higgins as vice mayor and also passed on a voice vote.
Council did not record a roll-call tally for either appointment; members voiced “aye” to indicate approval. The council then adjourned. The appointments are the most recent procedural developments on town governance; the council said the newly appointed mayor and vice mayor will assume their roles immediately and that the regular meeting schedule will continue under the new leadership.
