Moments after the vote this evening, County Council Chair David Izraelevitz who was elected to a second term, welcomes Councilor Chris Chandler who was elected to serve as vice chair to sit next to him through 2018. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Under Council Rules adopted Nov. 28, 2017, “The Council shall elect a chair and a vice chair from among its members at its first regular meeting after Jan. 1 of each year.”
The Rules give further guidance on the responsibilities of these positions, which include:
- Presiding at official meetings;
- Acting as the official spokesperson;
- Keeping Councilors informed of events, meetings and other occasions;
- Ensuring that Councilors are informed of significant communications directed to the chair;
- Providing an annual State of the County message; and
- Working on the development of the meeting agendas.
Past practice has been to put this item of election of the chair and vice chair at the beginning of the first meeting in January. The chair from the past year will preside over the election for both the new chair and the vice chair taking nominations, then comments from councilors and calling for the roll call vote for each office. Once the election for both positions is accomplished, the new chair will then preside over the remainder of the meeting.
