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Newport council and school committee sworn in; leadership chosen and appointments approved
Summary
Newly elected members of the Newport City Council and Newport School Committee were sworn in at a public ceremony; Charlie Holder was elected council chair, Lynn Seggley vice chair, and the council approved multiple appointments including Christopher Behan as city solicitor and two assistant solicitors.
Newport’s newly elected city and school officials were sworn into office at a public inauguration ceremony that opened with presentation of colors and the Rogers High School band leading the national anthem.
The event included invocations and individual remarks from incoming school committee members and city councilors. The council’s first formal business was to elect a chair; after nominations and a single ballot "one ballot has been cast for Charlie Holder as chair of this council, and he has been legally elected" to serve as chair for 2024, the clerk announced. Holders’s initial remarks thanked voters and staff and recognized local officials and department heads.
The council also confirmed several appointments during the session. A motion to appoint Christopher Behan as city solicitor for the 2024–2026 term passed; Behan then named Gerard Galvin as assistant solicitor for civil litigation and Susan Perkins as assistant solicitor for law enforcement, and the council voted to approve those appointments.
The ceremony included the formal swearing-in of school committee members and brief inaugural remarks outlining priorities for the coming term, followed by a benediction and an invitation to refreshments in the atrium. The transcript does not specify the calendar date of the ceremony.
