With the eight council members split over the choice of a successor, Mayor of Newark Cory A. Booker cast the deciding vote to choose Speight at a council meeting in which residents opposed to Booker's vote took vocal issue with his decision.
Mayor of Newark Cory A. Booker cast the deciding vote. This was to choose Speight at a council meeting in which residents opposed to Booker's vote took vocal issue with his decision. This was with the eight council members. These eight council members were split over the choice of a successor.