Cox reelected as mayor
Lazaro Aleman
ECB Publishing, Inc.
Mayor Gloria Cox will head the Monticello City Council for another year, with Councilman John Jones as her second or vice mayor.
This was the decision of the reconstituted Monticello City Council on Tuesday evening, Jan. 2.
The selection of mayor and vice mayor is an annual task that the council performs at the start of each calendar year. This will be Cox’s second year as mayor.
The Monticello mayorship is largely an honorary position, which typically rotates among the five council members, although a few have held the office for a number of years.
The mayor’s vote counts the same as the other council members’. The person holding the office,