Midway swears in Mayor Craig Simons and two new council members

Midway held a brief swearing-in ceremony in which Craig Simons was sworn in as mayor and JC Simonson and Andy Gardand were sworn in as new members of the city council. The ceremony opened with an explanation that each official would be sworn in individually, given a chance for remarks and then photographed.

Mayor Craig Simons took the oath of office and thanked family, neighbors and city employees for their support. "I look in this room and there's a lot of people that are important in my life," Simons said, adding that he and his wife have been married nearly 43 years. Simons said he is "grateful" for Midway and described his goal "to protect and continue the fact that Midway is a special place." He also said he is "excited about the next 4 years" and expressed support for the Olympics.

JC Simonson repeated the oath and thanked those who supported him, saying he was "pleased" that voters wanted him to continue serving and that he would "continue to try to serve." After signing the oath form, Simonson declined to take photos at that moment.

Andy Gardand accepted the oath and thanked past local officials "mayor Johnson and Jeff Drury" for their service. Gardand said one of the council's first tasks will be to select a new council person and invited residents to contact him with ideas; he closed his brief remarks, "Let's get to work."

The ceremony concluded with a reminder about refreshments and a chance for guests to take photographs. Organizers and volunteers were thanked for their help in setting up the event.

The transcript provided does not include a meeting date or term lengths for the sworn officials; those details were not specified during the ceremony recorded in the transcript.