Georgetown, Del., Jan. 5, 2016: Sussex County Council is keeping its leadership structure the same from one year to the next.

County Council, at its Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2016, meeting, selected Councilman Michael H. Vincent of Seaford as president of the body for the sixth year in a row. Meantime, Council re-elected Councilman Samuel R. Wilson, Jr., as vice president. Mr. Wilson returned to Council on Jan. 5 for the first time since a medical absence began in October.

It is customary for council at the first meeting of each year to reorganize, electing its officers and appointing legal staff. As Council president, Mr. Vincent will continue to preside over all council meetings in 2016, with Mr. Wilson substituting as the presiding officer if Mr. Vincent is unable to attend.

Council also approved J. Everett Moore Jr. to re-appointment as County Attorney. Mr. Moore serves at the pleasure of the County Council as the elected body’s chief counsel.

Meantime, the law firms of Moore & Rutt and Griffin & Robertson were also appointed to represent the Board of Adjustment and Planning & Zoning Commission respectively, with staff from those firms serving as assistant county attorneys.

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