Here’s a recap of Greenville County Council’s Jan. 7 organizational meeting.
Elected: Blount becomes chairman, Bradley vice chairman
Council unanimously selected Benton Blount (District 19) as chairman during its first formal meeting of the year.
Rick Bradley (District 26) was elected vice chairman.
After taking over the gavel from outgoing chairman Dan Tripp, Blount said he and Bradley came into office two years ago with the conviction council had frequently been embroiled in unnecessary conflicts among its members.
He said he has seen some of the same tensions during his time on council and vowed to do everything he could to eliminate or minimize such conflict. Blount also promised to work on meaningful change for the county and to promote transparency and accountability.
