The Moses Lake City Council re-elected Dustin Swartz as mayor and selected Don Myers as deputy mayor during its Jan. 13 meeting, then confirmed a slate of reappointments and committee assignments.

Nominations opened during the meeting and, after a roll-call vote, the council approved Swartz’s continuation as mayor by a 5–1 margin. Following nominations for deputy mayor, Don Myers received a majority and assumed that role for a two‑year term; the mayor and deputy swapped places for the remainder of the meeting.

Council members then moved through routine business. The council confirmed Jennifer McCarthy’s reappointment to the Park Board for a four‑year term and approved reappointments to the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee (Richard Hanover, Tim Mueller and Barry Lawson) and the Municipal Airport Commission appointment of Greg Hutchison to an unexpired term through May 31, 2028.

Council also reviewed and approved its annual slate of external committee assignments for the year. Assigned seats include the Grant County Homeless Housing Task Force (delegate: Council member Skog; alternate: Deputy Mayor Myers), Grama Transit Authority (delegate: Deputy Mayor Myers; alternate: Council member Davis), the LEOFF disability board (Council member Lombardi and the mayor), the LTAC chair (Council member Lombardi), the Moses Lake Watershed Council (mayor volunteered as the city’s representative; staff to confirm whether an additional seat is available), and the Solid Waste Advisory Committee (Council member Fancher).

All motions on these routine appointments and the consent agenda passed by council vote or voice vote as recorded in the meeting.

The council also set a special meeting for Jan. 20 at 6 p.m. and scheduled its next regular meeting for Jan. 27 at 6:30 p.m.