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Residents and council members press mayor to explain omission of 'mayor pro tem' label for Councilwoman Banks
Summary
Public commenters and several council members raised concerns that Councilwoman Banks (mayor pro tem) is not listed as mayor pro tem on the dais or the town website; Mayor Teague said the omission was to avoid public confusion and that website updates are in progress, but the disagreement prompted requests for a formal council discussion or legal review.
Multiple public commenters and council members raised a dispute over whether the council should display the mayor pro tem title for Councilwoman Banks on the dais and on the town website. Resident Rosa Sims and Justin Lueder (chair of the Cabarrus County Black Political Caucus) said Dr. Banks was unanimously voted mayor pro tem by the council and asked why that office is not reflected visually on the dais or on the municipal website.
In public comment,…
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