NEW TERMS IN OFFICE
Upcoming swearing-in ceremonies in Rensselaer, Albany counties
CAPITALREGION, N.Y. » Beginning Jan. 1, recently elected officials will begin their terms in office.
Elected officials in Rensselaer and Albany counties will formally be sworn-in at various ceremonies beginning this week.
Republicans in Rensselaer County will host a swearing-in ceremony on Saturday, Dec. 28 at 10 a.m. at the Rensselaer County Courthouse in downtown Troy. On the Troy City Council, Councilman Jim Gulli and Council President Carmella Mantello were re- elected to their current seats. KimAshe McPherson was also elected to serve in District 2.
The Democratic majority of the Troy City Council will hold a swearing-in ceremony on Friday, Dec. 27 at 11 a.m. at Revolution Hall. Being sworn-in at that ceremony will include Councilman Anasha Cummings, along with newly elected council members, Sue Steele, Ken Zalewski, and Eileen O’Keefe McDermott.
Troy Mayor Patrick Madden, a Democrat, will be sworn-in during a ceremony at the Rensselaer County Courthouse along with Judge Elizabeth Walsh at 3 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 3.
In the city of Rensselaer, Mayor- elect Mike Stammel, a Republican, will formally be sworn-in during a ceremony at noon at Rensselaer City Hall on New Year’s Day.
In the city of Watervliet, Democratic elected officials, including Mayorelect Charles Patricelli and Councilman- elect Peter Torncello will formally be sworn-in during a ceremony at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 29 at the Watervliet Elks Club.
There will be a swearing-in ceremony for all re
cently elected Green Island Village and Town officials on Sunday, Dec. 29 at 11 a.m. at the Michael A. Cocca Sr. Community Center.
Elected officials in Cohoes will look to start their tenure in office on a positive note after the previous administration under Shawn Morse was filled
with a lot of negative press, which ended with Morse pleading guilty to wire fraud charges in federal court.
In August, the Common Council voted to swear-in Council President Christopher Briggs to fill out Morse’s tenure.
Mayor- elect Bill Keeler, along with Democratic council members will be sworn-in on Jan. 1 at 3 p.m. at the Cohoes Music Hall.
“I’m glad the last cou
ple of years are behind us, it was just a bad couple of years with negativity,” said Cohoes Democratic Committee Chairman Gil Ethier, who was also re- elected to serve a new term on the Albany County Legislature. “Our constituents don’t expect perfection from our elected officials, but they do expect results, and I believe the new mayor and the Common Council will be doing that as we move forward.”