Sabrina Madison chosen common council president; Carmela Glenn named vice president by acclamation

Sabrina Madison was elected president of the Madison Common Council by acclamation at the council's organizational meeting on April 21, 2026. Following nominations and no further contenders, the council elevated Madison without a roll-call vote.

The nomination for Madison was placed from the floor; when no other nominations were offered the presiding officer asked if there was any objection to electing her by acclamation and, seeing none, recorded the selection. Madison accepted the nomination.

The council then selected Carmela Glenn as vice president. Alder Revere nominated Glenn and a second was called; with no additional nominations the council elected Glenn by acclamation.

Both leadership elections took place after the clerk administered oaths to returning and newly seated alders. The organizational business occurred during a Committee of the Whole convened for the purpose of selecting council leadership and completing organizational tasks. The meeting recessed at the conclusion of the votes and was set to reconvene that evening across the street at the Madison Municipal Building, Room 215.

The actions were procedural leadership elections; the transcript records acclamation votes (the chair asked if there was any objection and, hearing none, recorded the selections). No roll-call tallies or counts were provided in the transcript.