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Dublin City Council elects Chris Ambrose Grooms mayor, names Kathy DeRosa vice mayor and sets committee rosters

Dublin City Council · January 5, 2026
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Summary

At its Jan. 5 organizational meeting, Dublin City Council elected Chris Ambrose Grooms mayor and Kathy DeRosa vice mayor, approved committee assignments and completed swearing-in for newly elected members; the council also recessed briefly for an executive session on personnel.

Chris Ambrose Grooms was elected mayor by the Dublin City Council during its organizational meeting on Jan. 5, 2026, and Kathy DeRosa was chosen as vice mayor for two-year terms. Council members confirmed both officers by roll call and each took the oath of office during the session.

The council began the evening by swearing in newly elected and re-elected members and then recessed into a short executive session "for the discussion of personnel…

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