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Lakeland honors outgoing Mayor Bill Muts and Commissioner Bill Reed
Summary
The City of Lakeland held ceremonial proclamations and farewell remarks for outgoing Mayor Bill Muts and Commissioner Bill Reed at its Jan. 6 meeting, highlighting years of public service and community anecdotes. Both were recognized before the swearing-in and adjournment of the outgoing commission.
Mayor pro tem Mike Musick read proclamations honoring Commissioner Bill Reed and outgoing Mayor Bill Muts, citing Reed’s service since 2016 and Muts’ eight years as mayor.
"Now, therefore, I, Mike Musick, mayor pro tem of the city of Lakeland, together with the city commission, city staff, and citizens, honor and thank commissioner Bill Reed for his dedicated service," Musick said during the presentation. Commissioner Reed responded briefly, thanking citizens for the opportunity to serve. Musick later read a separate long proclamation for Mayor Bill Muts that recounted community service, public-safety support, and personal anecdotes.
Mayor Muts then addressed the commission in a wide-ranging farewell, praising staff and volunteers and urging civility in public life. He reflected on family and service and closed by encouraging the new commission to "stay the course of caring despite a sometimes increasingly canceled culture." The ceremonial remarks preceded the swearing-in of the new mayor and commissioners and the official adjournment of the outgoing commission.
