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Mecklenburg Board elects James Jennings chair, adopts 2026 rules
Summary
On Jan. 12 the Mecklenburg County Board of Supervisors elected James Jennings as Board Chair and Andy Hargrove as vice‑chair, adopted the 2026 Board Rules, and approved the meeting agenda. Votes were unanimous on rules and agenda; Jennings and Hargrove were elected by 7–1 votes with Claudia Lundy dissenting on each.
The Mecklenburg County Board of Supervisors opened its Jan. 12, 2026 meeting with organizational business that set leadership and board procedures for the year. On a motion by Tom Tanner, James (Jim) Jennings was elected Board Chair; the motion passed with seven votes in favor and one no from Claudia Lundy.
On a subsequent motion by David Brankley, the Board elected Andy Hargrove to serve as Vice‑Chairman by the same 7–1 tally. The board then unanimously adopted the 2026 Board Rules on a motion by Andy Hargrove and unanimously approved the meeting agenda on a motion by Claudia Lundy. The minutes record the votes: "James Jennings, Andy Hargrove, Claudia Lundy, David Brankley, Tom Tanner, Brenda Blackwell, Kirk Gravitt, Dennis Spence voted 'aye'" when rules and agenda were approved.
The organizational actions establish the board's leadership and procedural framework for 2026, clarifying who will preside over meetings and guiding how future agenda and meeting conduct will be managed. The Board moved next to routine business and calendar items.
