Gloria Taylor is Third Ward Appointee

Rev. Gloria Taylor, a retired educator and widow of Mayor Richard L. Taylor, won council approval Monday to replace Mayor-Elect Adrian Mapp in the Third Ward council seat.

Mapp, who takes office as mayor on Jan. 1, resigned from the council Friday.

Taylor was one of three nominees chosen by the Democratic City Committee to be offered for council approval to fill the vacancy until the Nov. 4 general election. The others were former Third Ward Councilman Don Davis and teacher and former school board member Roni Taylor.

All three were interviewed Monday by the council in closed session. In the public meeting, Councilwoman Rebecca Williams nominated Roni Taylor to fill the vacancy, but the motion failed, 4-2, with Williams and Cory Storch voting "yes" and Rev. Tracey Brown, Vera Greaves, William Reid and City Council President Bridget Rivers voting "no."

Next, Vera Greaves first said she nominated Roni Taylor, but quickly changed it to Gloria Taylor.
The vote was 5-1 for Gloria Taylor, with only Williams voting "no."

There was then no need to vote on Davis.

Gloria Taylor stayed after the meeting was adjourned to be sworn in by City Clerk Abubakar Jalloh. She will assume the seat at the Jan. 6 reorganization meeting, to be held at 6 p.m. in Plainfield High School.

--Bernice

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