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Chattanooga City Council elects Jeff Davis as chair; outgoing vice chair urges fairness concerns

Chattanooga City Council · April 14, 2026
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Summary

The Chattanooga City Council voted April 14 to elect Councilman Jeff Davis as chair and Ron Elliott as vice chair. The outgoing vice chair delivered a public statement raising concerns about fairness, transparency and equity in leadership selections.

The Chattanooga City Council elected Councilman Jeff Davis as chair at its special April 14 meeting, and Councilman Ron Elliott was accepted as vice chair by acclamation.

Chair (the presiding official) opened the meeting and described the nomination and roll-call procedure used to choose officers. Councilwoman Gottlieb nominated the council’s vice chair to follow tradition; Councilman Henderson nominated Councilman Jeff Davis. After a roll-call…

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