"Under the current system, Fuller would have been next in line to serve as vice mayor. However, for the third time since 2023, the District 5 councilmember was bypassed. Fuller was slated to be named as vice mayor in 2023. Without the council's support, Councilmember Shannon Shaw was instead appointed. In 2024, Fuller again failed to secure nominations from the council. Instead, Shaw was moved into the mayor role and Henderson was named as vice mayor."
"Councilmember Anissa Williams nominated Meadows as vice mayor, citing a formal censure by the City Council in October against Fuller over allegations of bullying and retaliatory actions against city staff. Fuller also faced calls for his resignation after a third-party investigation of the allegations. Fuller has rejected those allegations and called the censure brought by Shaw a badge of honor."
Oakley City Council appointed Hugh Henderson as mayor and Aaron Meadows as vice mayor in a 4-1 vote, with Councilmember George Fuller the lone dissenter. The council recently changed its leadership rotation to advance a vice mayor into mayor while making members who have not served eligible for vice mayor. Under prior rotation Fuller would have been next for vice mayor but was bypassed for the third time since 2023. Councilmember Anissa Williams nominated Meadows citing a formal October censure of Fuller over alleged bullying and retaliatory actions toward city staff and municipal-code provisions allowing bypass for policy or legal violations. Fuller denied the allegations.
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