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John Halen sworn in as Ames City mayor; three council members take oaths
Summary
John Halen was sworn in as mayor of Ames City; Bronwyn b Hansen and Gloria Boettcher were sworn in as Ward 1 and Ward 3 council members, and an at-large council member took the oath though the transcript does not capture their full name.
John Halen was sworn in as mayor of Ames City during a brief swearing-in ceremony. An official administered the oath and Halen repeated the pledge to support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Iowa and to "discharge all the duties of the office of mayor in the city of Ames, Iowa."
The event continued with oaths for newly elected or re-elected council members. Bronwyn b Hansen repeated an oath to "support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Iowa" and to "discharge all the duties of the office of city council, Member Ward 1, in the city of Ames, Iowa." Gloria Boettcher likewise repeated the oath for the office of city council, Member Ward 3. The transcript also records a city council member at-large taking the oath; the member’s full name was not captured in the transcript.
The ceremony followed typical protocol: the official administering the oath read the pledge line-by-line and asked each person to sign paperwork afterward. Attendees offered brief congratulations after each oath. The transcript contains verbatim portions of the oath (for example, participants stating their names and repeating the pledge to support the U.S. and Iowa constitutions), but does not record extended remarks or policy discussion.
No motions, votes, or policy actions were recorded during the segment: it was strictly an administration of oaths and subsequent signings. The ceremony closed after each swearing and signing was completed.
