Wyoming City Council swears in new member, elects Melissa Monnick mayor and April Robles vice mayor

Wyoming — The Wyoming City Council met in February 2025 for its annual reorganization. The council approved the consent agenda to adopt the minutes from the Nov. 17, 2025 meeting, administered the oath of office to newly elected council member Bill and by acclamation appointed Melissa Monnick as mayor and April Robles as vice mayor. Debbie Martin was appointed clerk of council.

City solicitor Emily Sebringer administered the oath to the council member‑elect, leading the standard oath that references the U.S. Constitution, the state of Ohio and observance of the city charter and ordinances. After the oath, council moved to appoint Sebringer as temporary chair to oversee nominations for mayor and vice mayor.

During nominations Unidentified Speaker 5 formally "moved to nominate Melissa Monnick to be mayor," a motion that was seconded and carried by acclamation; the clerk then called the roll and the presiding officer announced the appointment carried. The council followed the same process for the vice mayor position, appointing April Robles by acclamation; the roll call recorded affirmations and an ambiguous abstention reference during the clerk’s call, but the chair declared the motion carried.

Council also moved to appoint Debbie Martin as clerk of council; the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote. Earlier in the meeting the consent agenda — limited to approval of the Nov. 17, 2025 city council meeting minutes — was moved by Unidentified Speaker 3, seconded by Unidentified Speaker 2, and approved by voice vote.

Council members used the miscellaneous portion of the agenda to thank outgoing or departing members and to welcome new member Bill; speakers praised long service to the community and emphasized collaboration and "servant leadership" for the next two years.

The meeting concluded with a short adjournment and later a final adjournment after reorganization business; officials asked members to sign oath paperwork and invited participants to the conference room for photos.

Actions recorded at the meeting included: approval of the Nov. 17, 2025 minutes; administration of the oath to council‑elect Bill; appointment of Emily Sebringer as temporary chair for the mayoral election; appointment of Melissa Monnick as mayor; appointment of April Robles as vice mayor; and appointment of Debbie Martin as clerk of council. The transcript does not provide detailed numerical roll‑call tallies for those appointments beyond the recorded verbal affirmations and the clerk’s roll calls.