A mayor and four city council members were sworn into office by Perry City Clerk Liz Hix Monday night, including three incumbents.
Perry Mayor Dirk Cavanaugh took the oath of office for a two-year term. Council members serve four-year terms.
At-large council member Chuck Schott was sworn in for his fourth full term as a council member. Schott was first appointed to the council in 2010 and elected later that year.
Third ward council member Barb Wolling took the oath for her third full term on the city council. Wolling was appointed to the council in 2012 and elected to her seat later that year.
Second ward council member Jeremy Mahler was sworn in for his first full term after winning election earlier this month. He was appointed to the seat in April 2022
First ward council member Joseph Shelly was sworn in for his first term on the council after a successful election campaign.
The three incumbents were congratulated by their fellow officeholders, including outgoing Perry Mayor John Andorf, who is retiring after three terms as mayor, outgoing first ward council member Dean Berkland, who is retiring after two terms on the council, and second-term incumbent council member Vicki Klein, who was first elected to her at-large seat in 2017.
The mayor and council members will assume their now posts at the first meeting of the Perry City Council in January 2024.
