Bangor’s City Council will likely vote on a new chair at the next council meeting, according to two of the city’s longest-serving councilors.

The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Sept. 22, and the vote would likely happen then, councilors Dan Tremble and Rick Fournier said, although Fournier noted that the council may choose to hold a special meeting before then.

The uncertainty around the vacancy comes after former City Council Chair Cara Pelletier resigned from the position Tuesday night, about two months before her term was set to expire, citing “personal attacks.” The Bangor Daily News was the first to report Pelletier’s resignation.

Bangor City Manager Carollynn Lear and City Solicitor David Szewczyk did not respond to requests for comment about when the council would

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