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Three councilors sworn in at Lima City Council meeting; members offer welcomes and committee assignments

Lima City Council · January 5, 2026

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Summary

At the Jan. 5 session the council administered oaths to three councilors — Todd Gordon (First Ward), Jesse J. Lowe II (Third Ward) and Thomas Michael Wayne Jones (Fifth Ward) — and councilors offered brief welcome remarks and committee assignments.

Lima City Council administered oaths of office to three councilors at its Jan. 5 meeting.

Todd Gordon was sworn as First Ward councilor; Jesse J. Lowe II was sworn as Third Ward councilor; and Thomas Michael Wayne Jones was sworn as Fifth Ward councilor. The president and fellow council members offered congratulations and brief remarks recognizing family members in the audience.

Councilor Gordon moved to authorize an absence and pay for Councilor Niebuhr, a motion council approved. Newly sworn members and returning councilors spoke about committee assignments and priorities; one councilor noted he will chair the Public Works Committee and asked residents with public works questions to contact him.

Council comments also noted upcoming community events, including a Martin Luther King breakfast and march. Council adjourned and will reconvene Jan. 26 at 7 p.m. in council chambers.