Bill Bishop and Bill Gulliford were picked without dissent  Tuesday to be the Jacksonville City Council's next president and vice  president.

"I will do my best not to let you down," Bishop told the group after a roll  call of support. "We've got a lot of work to do and we're going to be a good job  at it."

Bishop and Gulliford will formally take their new positions July 1. Until  then, their new titles will carry the prefix "designate."

Find out other decisions the Council made at last night's meeting

The leadership vote happened minutes before the council started a meeting  where well over 100 people turned up for a public hearing on legislation to  expand the city's non-discrimination ordinance to include sexual  orientation.

Leadership candidates began declaring themselves last year, with no rival to  Bishop emerging. There were three prospective vice presidents — Gulliford, Ray  Holt and Clay Yarborough.