The Chattanooga City Council elected a new chair and vice chair during its Tuesday meeting, effective immediately.
District 4 Councilman Darrin Ledford was elected as the new chair, according to a news release from the city, while District 7 Councilwoman Raquetta Dotley will serve as the new vice chair.
"I am overwhelmed by the support and trust my colleagues have placed in me to serve as chair, and I look forward to working alongside vice chair Dotley and the City Council in continuing to foster communication and relationships as the building blocks of our community," Ledford said in the release.
He has held various roles in the city including being chair of the council's planning and zoning committee since 2017, a planning commissioner on the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Regional Planning Commission and a board member of the Regional Transportation Planning Organization, the release states.
"I deeply appreciate the faith my colleagues have placed in me, and as vice chair I look forward to representing the amazing residents of District 7 and collaborating at a deeper level with my fellow council members in order to accomplish our urgent work," Dotley said in the release.
She has served as the chair of the Equity and Community Engagement committee.
- Compiled by Tierra Hayes
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