Rochester City Council
News Release
City Council to Hold Swearing-In Ceremony and Organizational Meeting
Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021 - Pursuant to Sections 5-5 and 5-6 of the City Charter, the
Rochester City Council will hold its biennial Swearing-In Ceremony and Organizational
Meeting at 3:30pm on Monday, January 3, 2022.
The At-Large members elected this past November will
formally take the Oath of Office to begin serving their four-year terms. Mitch
Gruber, Willie Joe Lightfoot, Sr., Stanley Martin, Miguel A. Melendez, Jr., and
Kim Smith will be sworn-in.
Immediately following the Swearing-in Ceremony will be the Council’s
Organizational Meeting. The agenda is as follows:
- Appointment of Council President
- Appointment of Council Vice President
- Appointment of City Clerk
- Adoption of Rules of Council
- Designation of Official Newspapers
Due to the current high transmission rate of the COVID-19
Coronavirus in Monroe County, and under CDC guidelines and the State law
enacted on September 2, 2021 (Chapter 417), the Swearing-in Ceremony and the
Organizational Meeting will not be open to in-person attendance by the public.
Instead, it will be streamed live for public viewing on the Council’s YouTube page
and broadcast on WXXI’s City 12 channel available on Spectrum Channel
1303. City Council Swearing-In Ceremony and Organizational Meeting.
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Media Contact: For more information, contact Katy Hasselwander, Chief of Staff at (585) 428-7207