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Alex LaFortune elected first chair of Satellite Beach Youth Council; Charlotte Barnes named vice chair
Summary
At its inaugural meeting Oct. 28, 2019, the Satellite Beach Youth Council swore in members, nominated officers and confirmed Alex LaFortune as chair and Charlotte Barnes as vice chair by roll call. The new leaders will guide the council’s next steps on mission-setting and early projects.
Alex LaFortune was elected chair of the newly formed Satellite Beach Youth Council at its first official meeting on Oct. 28, 2019, and Charlotte Barnes was confirmed as vice chair.
Members were sworn in at the start of the meeting and a nomination process followed for the two officer positions. A member made a motion to nominate Alex LaFortune for chair and a second was recorded; a roll-call vote followed and the motion passed. After the result was announced, LaFortune assumed leadership of the meeting and led the subsequent vice-chair nomination process. Charlotte Barnes was nominated, seconded and then confirmed by affirmative votes during the same roll call.
Staff explained basic parliamentary steps—how to make motions, seconds, amendment and votes—before and during the nominations to ensure members understood the formal process for moving items. Staff also reminded members that public comment is permitted when items are discussed.
The council did not record contested votes or a recorded yes/no roll-call breakdown in the available transcript beyond members answering in the affirmative during the roll call; staff announced the motions as passed and moved the agenda forward.
Next steps assigned to members included drafting vision/mission language and preparing proposals for the next meeting, where the council expects to consider formal motions on project proposals and communications plans.
