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.

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.

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 ...

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" ...

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.