Lake County swears in three supervisors and sheriff-coroner

District 1 Supervisor Helen Owen, District 4 Supervisor Brad Rasmussen, District 5 Supervisor Jessica Pyska and Sheriff-Coroner Lucas Bingham were administered the oath of office at a Lake County meeting, officials said.

The four officials each repeated the standard oath, pledging to support the constitutions of the United States and the State of California. District 1 Supervisor Helen Owen said, "I, Helen Owen, do solemnly swear," before repeating the oath's language. District 4 Supervisor Brad Rasmussen, District 5 Supervisor Jessica Pyska and Sheriff-Coroner Lucas Bingham each repeated the oath in similar form; for example, Rasmussen said, "I, Brad Rasmussen, do solemnly swear," and Bingham said, "I, Lucas Bingham, do solemnly swear."

The individual administering the oaths led a call-and-response format, and meeting organizers said they administered the oaths individually so family members could take photographs. After the swearing, CAO Parker noted that an "official" swearing-in had taken place the previous day and opened the floor for public input and photographs. Meeting participants took group and family photos following the oath administrations.

No formal votes or policy actions were recorded in the transcript of this segment; the record indicates the oaths were administered as ministerial acts. The transcript shows brief logistical remarks during and after the oath-taking — on microphones, photo arrangements and an invitation for public input — but no debate or motions about county policy occurred during this portion of the meeting.

The ceremony uses the standard oath language referencing the U.S. Constitution and the California Constitution. The meeting transcript records the administrations of the oath and the photo opportunities that followed; it also notes that the officials had been sworn in previously during an official swearing-in the day before.