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Hudson council fails to elect interim council president after repeated votes
Summary
Councilors on Nov. 18 repeatedly nominated and voted for candidates to fill the unexpired council-president term but could not reach the charter-interpreted threshold of four affirmative votes; council later named Councilor Byrd to chair the executive session and workshop.
Hudson City Council attempted multiple times on Nov. 18 to elect a council president to serve the unexpired term but did not reach the vote threshold the solicitor said the charter requires. After several nominations and roll-call votes, the council did not produce the four affirmative votes the mayor and solicitor interpreted as necessary to fill the seat while six members are seated.
The meeting record shows nominations from Councilor Sutton (who nominated himself) and a…
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