The Springfield City Council held their 2025 organizational meeting on Monday, January 6, 2025. The Council elected their leadership and adopted rules for the for the upcoming legislative year.
During today’s meeting, in which all thirteen Springfield City Councilors were in attendance, they body unanimously elected Ward 2 City Councilor Attorney Michael Fenton as Council President and at-large Councilor Tracye Whitfield as Vice President.
Mayor Domenic J. Sarno, State Senator Adam Gomez, State Representatives Carlos Gonzalez, Ayanna Crawford on behalf of State Representative Orlando Ramos, and aide to U.S. Senator Ed Markey and former City Councilor Jesse Lederman were also in attendance. A number of city Cabinet and Department heads also joined. City Clerk Gladys Oyola Lopez presided over the meeting. The meeting was live-streamed and recorded by Focus Springfield Community TV.
Find the recording here on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=go3Pkkxdmos