The Omaha City Council voted Tuesday to elect Ron Hug as the new council member.Hug will represent District 4, replacing former city councilman Vinny Palermo, who is in jail.Councilmembers were not able to reach a majority on their first two votes before electing Hug.Hug is currently a member of the Metropolitan Community College Board of Governors and has served on the board since 1999. “It’s where my parents grew up. It’s where I live today. It’s who I am. I mean, I am South Omaha. It’s as much a part of me as anything else,” Hug said during his interview on Sept. 7.A retired machinist, he was the first person to receive a GED from Metropolitan Community College — when it was Metropolitan Technical Community College in 1974.Hug is expected to be sworn in during Sept. 26’s city council meeting.Palermo was officially removed from the city council in August after three consecutive months of meetings without being excused. He’s entered a guilty plea in a federal corruption case.Get the latest headlines from KETV NewsWatch 7
The Omaha City Council voted Tuesday to elect Ron Hug as the new council member.
Hug will represent District 4, replacing former city councilman Vinny Palermo, who is in jail.
Councilmembers were not able to reach a majority on their first two votes before electing Hug.
Hug is currently a member of the Metropolitan Community College Board of Governors and has served on the board since 1999.
“It’s where my parents grew up. It’s where I live today. It’s who I am. I mean, I am South Omaha. It’s as much a part of me as anything else,” Hug said during his interview on Sept. 7.
A retired machinist, he was the first person to receive a GED from Metropolitan Community College — when it was Metropolitan Technical Community College in 1974.
Hug is expected to be sworn in during Sept. 26’s city council meeting.
Palermo was officially removed from the city council in August after three consecutive months of meetings without being excused.
He’s entered a guilty plea in a federal corruption case.
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