The mayor and council have often clashed in Oakland. Lee, however, praised the current members as “phenomenal,” saying they mentored her during and after a truncated election cycle.

That was the message former Fairfax City School Board Chairman and former City Councilmember Janice Miller delivered last Tuesday, Jan. 14, prior to the swearing-in of the City’s mayor and Council.

The city will be hosting the swearing-in ceremony for Mayor-elect Marshall Simien Jr. and the new City Council at 6:30 p.m. June 30.

Newly elected St. Charles officials were sworn in and held their first city council meeting on Monday. The former city council held its final meeting at 7 p.m. in City Hall, followed by the ...

Shaundel Washington-Spivey was sworn in as La Crosse's new mayor and appointed council members to various committees, while Tamra Dickinson was elected as the new city council president.

DUNCAN, Okla. (KSWO) - The Duncan City Council welcomed members during a special meeting on Monday, May 5. According to the city, a swearing-in ceremony was held for Ward 3 Councilman Elect David ...

West Chicago Mayor Daniel Bovey is suing the city council, city administrator and city attorney over whether the administrator and attorney still legally work for the city. The complaint was filed ...

A jam-packed Council Chamber cheered and clapped for what some saw as a new day in Skokie, with the swearing in of a new mayor and Village Board on Monday. Mayor Ann Tennes was the first official ...

Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee spoke with reporters following her inauguration and remarks in City Council chambers Tuesday afternoon. House Democrats demand answers from Noem on plans for $50M jet I ...

From housewife and mother of three to mayor of the second-largest city in Miami-Dade County—Jacqueline Garcia-Roves made that leap in just six years.

Alton Mayor David Goins and new city council members were sworn in at a crowded City Hall ceremony, marking the start of new terms. Alton Mayor David Goins no longer feels like a "fish out of water" ...

Out of the five-person board, the mayor and the City Council president make up two seats. The other three council members voted to the board were Neubieser, Barlow and Ward 4 Democrat Sarah Carpenter.