Mayor Brandon Johnson presided over his first City Council meeting Wednesday. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

Despite an initial attempt by an alderperson to delay a vote on the City Council’s committee assignments and chairmanships for the next four years, alderpersons on Wednesday approved the measure for the new committee organization. 

The 41-9 vote setting the committee assignments and their leaders occurred during the council’s first full meeting of the new term with Mayor Brandon Johnson presiding over council chambers.