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Mary Westphal elected president of Sylvania City Council; committee assignments adopted for 2026–2027
Summary
At its Jan. 5, 2026 organizational meeting, the Sylvania City Council unanimously elected Mary Westphal president, accepted the oaths of office for returning and newly sworn members, and approved committee and community-organization assignments for the 2026–2027 term.
Mary Westphal was elected president of the Sylvania City Council on Jan. 5, 2026, in a unanimous vote during the council's organizational meeting. The meeting opened at 6:15 p.m., Mayor Mark R. Frye led the Pledge of Allegiance, and Sylvania Municipal Court Judge Michael A. Bonfiglio administered the Oath of Office to the mayor and council members-elect who had not previously been sworn.
Council first confirmed that it was duly constituted of elected and qualified members. Westphal moved and Marcus Hansen seconded the motion that the council be declared duly constituted; the roll call vote recorded seven yeas and zero nays. Mayor Mark R. Frye presided over the meeting.
During the proceedings Mr. Doug Haynam moved and Mr. Brian McCann seconded the nomination of Mary Westphal as President of Council for the 2026–2027 term. The nomination carried on a roll call vote of seven yeas and zero nays. Haynam and McCann then moved and seconded, respectively, to close nominations and cast a unanimous ballot for Westphal; that motion likewise passed unanimously.
After the selection of council president, Westphal presented the committee and community-organization assignment list for the 2026–2027 term. The council then voted to confirm the assignments; Mrs. Westphal moved, Ms. Lyndsey Stough seconded, and the roll call vote was seven yeas, zero nays. Committee chairs and membership listed in the assignments included: Annexation & Zoning (Chair: Doug Haynam; members: Marcus Hansen, Lyndsey Stough, Mary Westphal), Buildings & Grounds (Chair: Lyndsey Stough; members: Brian McCann, Shawn Murphy, Patrick Richardson), Employee & Community Relations (Chair: Brian McCann; members: Marcus Hansen, Doug Haynam, Patrick Richardson), Finance (Chair: Mary Westphal; members: Marcus Hansen, Doug Haynam, Patrick Richardson), Parks & Forestry (Chair: Shawn Murphy; members: Doug Haynam, Brian McCann, Lyndsey Stough), Safety (Chair: Mary Westphal; members: Brian McCann, Lyndsey Stough, Marcus Hansen), Streets (Chair: Patrick Richardson; members: Doug Haynam, Brian McCann, Shawn Murphy), and Utilities & Environment (Chair: Marcus Hansen; members: Shawn Murphy, Patrick Richardson, Mary Westphal). Community organizations and council liaisons listed included the Sylvania Area Joint Recreation District (Shawn Murphy), Heritage Sylvania (Lyndsey Stough), Sister Cities Commission (Mary Westphal), Sylvania Community Services (Doug Haynam), Sylvania Prevention Alliance (Brian McCann), Downtown Sylvania Association (Patrick Richardson), and Sylvania Arts Commission (Marcus Hansen).
Council adjourned at 6:25 p.m. after a motion to adjourn by Mrs. Westphal, seconded by Mr. Hansen, which passed on a 7–0 roll call vote. No ordinances, resolutions or policy actions beyond the organizational appointments and committee confirmations were taken at the meeting.
