On Tuesday, January 13th, three Council Committees will vote on who their Chairs and Vice Chairs will be for the next Council term. The Chair of a Committee facilitates Committee meetings and sets meeting agendas. The Vice Chair serves in place of the Chair if the Chair is absent from a meeting. The Committees holding leadership election tomorrow are: Social Services and Public Safety Committee. Members on this Committee are: Vice Mayor Dan Wu At-Large Councilmember Chuck Ellinger 1st District Councilmember Tyler Morton 2nd District Councilmember Shayla Lynch 6th District Councilmember Denise Gray 7th District Councilmember Joseph Hale 8th District Councilmember Amy Beasley 9th District Councilmember Whitney Elliott Baxter 11th District Councilmember Jennifer Reynolds 12th District Councilmember Hilary Boone. Councilmembers Reynolds and Baxter served as the Chair and Vice Chair of this Committee in the previous Council term. Environmental Quality and Public Works. Members of this Committee are: At-Large Councilmember James Brown 1st District Councilmember Tyler Morton 3rd District Councilmember Hannah LeGris 4th District Councilmember Emma Curtis 5th District Councilmember Liz Sheehan 6th District Councilmember Denise Gray 7th District Councilmember Joseph Hale 8th District Councilmember Amy Beasley 10th District Councilmember Dave Sevigny 12th District Councilmember Hilary Boone. Councilmembers LeGris and Sheehan served as the Chair and Vice Chair of this Committee in the previous Council term. General Government and Planning Committee. Members of this Committee are: Vice Mayor Dan Wu At-Large Councilmember James Brown At-Large Councilmember Chuck Ellinger 2nd District Councilmember Shayla Lynch 3rd District Councilmember Hannah LeGris 4th District Councilmember Emma Curtis 5th District Councilmember Liz Sheehan 9th District Councilmember Whitney Elliott Baxter 10th District Councilmember Dave Sevigny 11th District Councilmember Jennifer Reynolds Former Councilmembers Preston Worley and Kathy Plomin served as the Chair and Vice Chair of this Committee in the prior term. Neither Councilmember ran for reelection in 2024. The Budget, Finance, and Economic Development (BFED) Committee will hold their leadership elections on January 21st. Membership for the BFED Committee has not been published yet. The post Three Council Committees will vote on their leadership this Tuesday appeared first on The Lexington Times.