East Side Redevelopment Board elects Tommy White chair, names Hugh King vice chair

The East Side Redevelopment Board elected Tommy White as its chair and Hugh King as vice chair during a meeting called to order at 03:32. The nominations were made by board members and carried by voice vote.

The nominations came during the meeting's opening minutes. "I have a nomination for Mister Tommy White," the moderator announced, recording a motion that board members supported; the moderator later said, "The vote has been carried unanimously," as the chair and vice chair were confirmed.

The election signals a leadership transition ahead of several budget and project decisions on the agenda. The moderator explained that the chair will lead board meetings and that the vice chair assumes responsibilities in the chair's absence.

The vote followed standard procedure: members nominated, seconded and approved officer selections by verbal acclamation. The board confirmed a quorum before the vote.

The newly elected chair and vice chair will preside over forthcoming items including proposed ordinance changes for the board's enabling language and carryover budget allocations. The board moved immediately to administrative staff updates after the election and did not set a future date for alternate leadership actions.

The board agreed the appointments will be forwarded in routine reporting and used for future meeting agendas and correspondence.