Hopkinsville City Council voted Thursday to appoint three members who will serve in leadership positions during the council’s meetings in 2021.
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Terry Parker, of Ward 7, will serve as chair and Travis Martin, of Ward 6, will be vice chair at Committee of the Whole sessions. The Committee of the Whole meets on the third Thursday of each month to hear reports from city employees and consider business that will be approved at council meetings, which are on the first and third Tuesdays of the month.
The members selected Phillip Brooks, Ward 12, to serve as the council’s presiding officer. He will conduct meetings in the mayor’s absence. Previously, this position was known as the mayor pro-tem.
Jennifer P. Brown is co-founder, publisher and editor of Hoptown Chronicle. You can reach her at editor@hoptownchronicle.org. Brown was a reporter and editor at the Kentucky New Era, where she worked for 30 years. She is a co-chair of the national advisory board to the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues, governing board past president for the Kentucky Historical Society, and co-founder of the Kentucky Open Government Coalition. She serves on the Hopkinsville History Foundation's board.
