The 2020 Monroe City Council was officially sworn into office Jan. 6 at Monroe City Hall.
The new council includes members Paula Whitman, Kellie Vining, John Iacoangeli, Michelle Germani, Andrew Felder, Brian Lamour and Clerk/Treasurer Michelle LaVoy.
The Monroe News reported that Germani noted during the ceremony that “we’re going to have a lot of important decisions to make in the next couple of years that are not going to be easy. But I look forward to all the discussion that we’re going to have as a council…”
After the swearing-in ceremony, the new council settled into a meeting. LaVoy noted that “I’m glad that we’re all here and committed to moving as quickly and efficiently as we can to have all of our plans come to fruition,” the Monroe News reported.
Council members serve two-year terms. Council meetings are held the first and third Mondays of the month at 7:30 p.m. in council chambers at city hall.