Bangor city councilors elected Councilor Rick Fournier to serve as chair in a special meeting Monday.

City councilors voted 5-2 to confirm Fournier. He replaces former Council Chair Cara Pelletier, who resigned unexpectedly last week.

Fournier’s seat is open this fall, and he is not seeking re-election. He will serve for the remainder of what would have been Pelletier’s term, and the council will vote again on a new chair after three more councilors are elected Nov. 4. The City Council is scheduled to meet three times between Sept. 15 and Election Day.

Bangor’s council chair leads meetings and represents the council at public events, typically serving a one-year term.

Fournier, a veteran member of the council who was elected in 2019, has served as chair twice before. He and Pelle

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