<h2>New County<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>Council member Cunningham sworn in</h2>
<strong>From staff reports</strong>

Beaufort County Council members re-elected Council Member Joe Passiment (District 6), as County Council Chairman on Monday.

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<span style="color: #333333;">Council Member D. Paul Sommerville (District 2), was re-elected as vice-chairman, as well. The chair and vice-chair are elected to two-year terms (2021-2022).</span><a href="https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/LoganCunningham.jpg">
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Passiment was elected Chairman in March when former Council Chairman Stu Rodman was pressured to resign. Rodman remains on County Council.

Also on Monday, re-elected and newly-elected members of Beaufort County Council were sworn in at 10 a.m., by the Honorable Marvin H. Dukes, III, Beaufort County Master-in-Equity.

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New Council member Logan Cunningham (District 7) – who defeated Jody Srutek in the race for the seat of Mike Covert, who ran for state office – was sworn in.

Councilmen Gerald Dawson (District 1), York Glover (District 3) and Brian Flewelling (District 5) re-affirmed their oath after their re-election.

Beaufort County Council meetings are broadcast live on The County Channel at www.beaufortcountysc.gov and on Comcast Ch. 2, Hargray Chs. 9 and 113, and Spectrum Ch. 1304.