Mayor Mitch Colvin | Mayor Mitch Colvin Official Website
Mayor Mitch Colvin | Mayor Mitch Colvin Official Website
Fayetteville, N.C. - City council elected District 1 Councilwoman Kathy Jensen by a majority vote to serve as the new mayor pro tem on Dec 6. Councilwoman Jensen was nominated by District 4 Councilman D.J. Haire. The vote was 9– 1.
In this role, Councilwoman Jensen will perform mayoral duties in the potential absence of the mayor. She will hold this position as mayor pro tem during her two-year term on the city council. Former District 5 Councilman Johnny Dawkins previously held the mayor pro tem role.
The election of the newly elected mayor pro tem followed the inauguration ceremony. Newly elected councilmembers and reelected incumbents took their oath of offices during the inauguration ceremony in the J.W. Seabrook Auditorium at Fayetteville State University.
The following elected officials took their oath of offices:
- Mayor - Mitch Colvin
- District 1 - Councilwoman Kathy Jensen
- District 2 - Newly elected Councilman Malik Davis
- District 3 - Councilman Mario Benavente
- District 4 - Councilman D.J. Haire
- District 5 - Newly elected Councilwoman Lynne Greene
- District 6 - Councilman Derrick Thompson
- District 7 - Councilwoman Brenda McNair
- District 8 - Councilwoman Courtney Banks-McLaughlin
- District 9 - Councilman Deno Hondros
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