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Utica Mayor Pro Tem Kenneth J. Sikora resigns after 35 years; council honors his service
Summary
Mayor Pro Tem Kenneth J. Sikora resigned effective at adjournment of the April 8 meeting after more than three decades on Utica City Council. Council members and local officials read tributes and presented plaques; council also appointed Councilmember Brad O'Donnell to the Utica Library Board to fill Sikora's vacancy.
Utica Mayor Pro Tem Kenneth J. Sikora resigned from the Utica City Council effective at the adjournment of the April 8, 2025 regular meeting, and council members used the session to recognize his more than three decades of service.
Council members presented Sikora with a formal resolution and a bound copy of the minutes from his first council meeting in 1990. Mayor Gus Calandrino read the council resolution that praised Sikora’s budget work and long service to the city. State and county officials and former colleagues joined the meeting to offer remarks and tributes.
The council’s recognition noted Sikora’s years on the council and on local boards, and a plaque from Macomb County Commissioner Sylvia Groat was presented. Retired Police Chief Sean Cody and State Representative Ron Robinson addressed the…
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