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Holder elected council chair; Seggley chosen vice chair; judicial nominees approved
Summary
The Newport City Council elected Charles (Charlie) Holder as chair and Lynn Seggley as vice chair, and approved nominations for city solicitor and judicial posts during the inauguration meeting.
The council’s first order of business after the swearing-in was to organize leadership and confirm nominations.
A motion to nominate Charles (Charlie) Holder for council chair was seconded and, after closing nominations, the council "cast one ballot for Charlie Holder" and declared the ayes have it. The council then called Judge Houlihan to administer the oath to the newly elected chair.
For vice chair, Lynn Underwood Seglie (referred to in the transcript as Lynn Seggley) was nominated, seconded and approved by voice vote; the vice chair then repeated the oath. The council also cast ballots for judicial appointments: Gregory Fader for probate judge and J. Russell Jackson for municipal court judge were nominated, seconded and the council voted to confirm them for the 2024–2026 terms. The transcript records the motions and the council announcing that "the ayes have it" but does not provide roll-call tallies.
