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Stuart Weatherford elected council president; Ronnie Harvey chosen vice president
Summary
Lake Charles City Council elected Stuart Weatherford as council president and Ronnie Harvey as vice president during its annual leadership votes; Weatherford took the chair and outlined an early agenda that includes ordinance revisions and deferred items.
Stuart Weatherford was elected president of the Lake Charles City Council during the meeting’s annual leadership votes. Councilmember Marks nominated Weatherford for the presidency and Councilmember Viso seconded the nomination; Weatherford accepted and assumed the chair.
The selections followed a brief roll call and remarks thanking outgoing leadership. Ronnie Harvey was nominated and seconded for vice president; council voted to elect him although Harvey was absent for the meeting on a previously planned family vacation.
The leadership changes come as the council signaled plans to revisit zoning and ordinance clarifications in the coming weeks, and several agenda items were deferred to allow staff and applicants more time to prepare. The council’s next regular meeting will resume the deferred items on the dates announced at the meeting.
The council’s procedural votes were conducted during the meeting and recorded by the chair.
