New Bern swears in new aldermen; Bobby Astor named mayor pro tem
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Summary
At the Dec. 9 meeting the board administered oaths to newly elected aldermen including Trey Ferguson, Bobby Astor, Dana Outlaw, Sharon Bridal, Lainie White and Barbara Best; the board also appointed Alderman Bobby Astor as mayor pro tem.
The New Bern Board of Aldermen used its Dec. 9 meeting to administer oaths and install newly elected members and to name a mayor pro tem for the coming year.
Superior Court Judge Gus Willis administered the oath to Trey Ferguson, who was then seated as an alderman. City officials and clerks proceeded to administer oaths to Bobby Astor, Dana Outlaw, Sharon Bridal, Lainie White and Barbara Best in succession; each took the standard oath to support the constitutions of the United States and North Carolina and to faithfully discharge duties as aldermen of the City of New Bern. Clerk Brenda Blanco and other city officials administered several of the oaths on the record.
The board then voted to appoint Alderman Bobby Astor as mayor pro tem for the ensuing year; Astor took the prescribed oath for that role immediately after the appointment. The board also approved a tradition-based appointment of Trey Ferguson to the library board during the meeting.
No contested oaths or objections to the appointments were recorded during the meeting. The board discussed logistics for the upcoming term and scheduled a board retreat for Jan. 7, 2026 to cover projects, the FY27 budget, bond projects and land-use and utilities topics.
