Youth council elects Alex LaFortune chair and Charlotte Barnes vice chair

Alex LaFortune was elected chair of the newly formed Satellite Beach Youth Council during its first official meeting on Oct. 28, 2019, after a member moved to nominate him and the motion was seconded. The council then selected Charlotte Barnes as vice chair in a subsequent nomination and voice vote.

The meeting opened at approximately 7 p.m. and proceeded to nominations under agenda item 5. McKenzie Parson moved "I make a motion to nominate Alex LaFortune for chair," and a committee member seconded the nomination. After a voice vote, the presiding official announced the motion had passed and asked LaFortune to lead the meeting. Later, Sarah Zicki moved to nominate Charlotte Barnes for vice chair and the motion was seconded; members again indicated support and the chair declared the motion passed.

The nominations and voice votes followed the procedural guidance presented earlier in the meeting on making motions and taking votes. No recorded roll‑call or recorded tallies appear in the meeting transcript; the minutes show the chair called for and announced the results after members voiced their support. The council then moved on to citizen comments and presentations.

The election will be reflected in the youth council's roster with LaFortune serving as chair and Barnes as vice chair; the council did not record a formal, distributed numeric vote tally in this meeting's transcript. The council adjourned at the conclusion of its agenda.