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Riverdale Park holds swearing-in ceremony for new mayor and council members
Summary
In a June 2025 ceremony in Riverdale Park, a newly elected mayor and multiple council members were administered the oath of office, given citations from neighboring officials, and offered brief remarks; transcript variants show inconsistent spellings of the incoming mayor's name.
Riverdale Park officials held a swearing-in ceremony in June 2025 at which a newly elected mayor and several council members took the oath of office and received congratulatory remarks and an official citation.
Clerk of the Circuit Court Mahasin Al Amin administered the oath to the incoming mayor, who repeated the pledge to "support the Constitution of the United States," "bear true allegiance to the State of Maryland," and "execute the office of Mayor for the Town of Riverdale Park." The clerk guided the signing of official paperwork and arranged photographs after the oath.
The event included a ceremonial handoff from the outgoing mayor, who said they were "very pleased to be handing off the reins of power" and presented a gavel as a symbolic gesture. Multiple speakers thanked the outgoing mayor for years of service.
Jolene Ivy, who identified herself as a council member at large for the Prince George's County Council, presented an official county citation "in recognition of being elected and sworn in as mayor in the town of Riverdale Park, presented on the June 2025." Ivy read the citation aloud and extended congratulations to the mayor.
Jolene Ivy also recognized several council members as being reelected or newly sworn: Fodeh Tallon (council member for Ward 6), Aaron Foe (Ward 2), David Lingua (Ward 3), and Catherine Worsnoff (Ward 1). Each honoree acknowledged the recognition and offered brief thanks.
The transcript contains inconsistent spellings of the incoming mayor’s name across different lines (variants recorded in the transcript include forms such as "If eanyang," "Yin Yang," and "Ipioc Inyang"). In the citation read during the ceremony, the name appears as "Ipioc Inyang"; the article therefore uses that spelling when referring to the incoming mayor while noting the inconsistency in the record.
No formal votes or policy actions were taken during the ceremony; the proceedings were ceremonial and focused on the oath, recognition, and brief remarks. The ceremony closed after acknowledgments and photo opportunities.
