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Note: I have corrected the spelling of names (e.g., "Burk" instead of "Burke," and "Hayford Oleary" instead of "haford L") within the speaker labels while keeping the dialogue text as it was transcribed. *** **[00:00] Mayor Mary Supple:** we on air good evening everyone I would like to call to order this special city council meeting it's January 7th at 7 pm and if you're able please rise and join us for the Pledge of Allegiance **[00:15] Group:** iedge Al to the flag of the United States of all **[00:20] Mayor Mary Supple:** all right so we are very excited to be swearing in our three new council members it's so glad to see so many people here to support them and so we're going to just without further Ado Jump Right In so council member elect Burk if you could join the city clerk down here and we're going to have the oath of office and we'll swear all three of you in and then if you all wish to say something to the crowd we'll let you um address the crowd at that point **[00:45] City Clerk Michelle Friedrich:** test I Walter Burk do solemly swear **[00:48] Council Member Walter Burk:** I Walter Burk do solemly swear **[00:50] City Clerk Michelle Friedrich:** that I will support the Constitution of the United States **[00:52] Council Member Walter Burk:** that I will support the Constitution of the United States **[00:54] City Clerk Michelle Friedrich:** the Constitution of the state of Minnesota **[00:56] Council Member Walter Burk:** the Constitution of the state of Minnesota **[00:58] City Clerk Michelle Friedrich:** and the charter and ordinances of the city of Richfield **[01:00] Council Member Walter Burk:** and the charter and ordinances of the city of Richfield **[01:02] City Clerk Michelle Friedrich:** and that I will faithfully justly and impartially execute and discharge the duties **[01:06] Council Member Walter Burk:** and that I will faithfully justly and impartially execute and discharge the duties **[01:10] City Clerk Michelle Friedrich:** of the office of city council member Ward one for the city of Richfield Minnesota **[01:14] Council Member Walter Burk:** of the office of city council member Ward one for the city of Richfield Minnesota **[01:17] City Clerk Michelle Friedrich:** according to the law and to the best of my ability and understanding **[01:21] Council Member Walter Burk:** according to the law and to the best of my ability and understanding so help me God **[01:25] City Clerk Michelle Friedrich:** thank you so much [Applause] **[01:30] Mayor Mary Supple:** next we'll do the speeches at the end so we'll swear all three people in so next we'll have council member elect Sean Hayford Oleary from ward two **[01:40] Council Member Sean Hayford Oleary:** I Sean Hayford Oleary do solemnly swear that I will support the Constitution of the United States the Constitution of the state of Minnesota and the charter and ordinances of the city of Richfield and that I will faithfully justly and impartially execute and discharge the duties of office of city council member Ward two for the city of Richfield Minnesota according to the law and the best of my ability and understanding so help me God thank you **[02:10] Mayor Mary Supple:** the microphone on I'll try that again next we'll have the oath of office for council member Rori Coleman-Woods for Ward three **[02:18] City Clerk Michelle Friedrich:** I Rori Coleman-Woods do solemnly swear **[02:20] Council Member Rori A. Coleman-Woods:** I Rori Coleman-Woods do solemnly swear **[02:22] City Clerk Michelle Friedrich:** that I will support the Constitution of the United States **[02:24] Council Member Rori A. Coleman-Woods:** that I will support the Constitution of the United States **[02:26] City Clerk Michelle Friedrich:** the constitution of the state of Minnesota **[02:28] Council Member Rori A. Coleman-Woods:** the constitution of the state of Minnesota **[02:30] City Clerk Michelle Friedrich:** and the charter and ordinances of the city of Richfield **[02:32] Council Member Rori A. Coleman-Woods:** and the charter and ordinances of the city of Richfield **[02:35] City Clerk Michelle Friedrich:** and I will faithfully justly and impartially execute and discharge the duties **[02:39] Council Member Rori A. Coleman-Woods:** and I will faithfully justly and impartially execute and discharge the duties **[02:43] City Clerk Michelle Friedrich:** of the office of city council member Ward three for the city of Richfield Minnesota **[02:47] Council Member Rori A. Coleman-Woods:** of the office of city council member Ward three for the city of Richfield Minnesota **[02:50] City Clerk Michelle Friedrich:** according to the law and to the best of my ability and understanding **[02:54] Council Member Rori A. Coleman-Woods:** according to the law and to the best of my ability and understanding so help me God [Applause] **[03:02] Mayor Mary Supple:** now if you would like to say a few words we'll go in the same order we swore people in so council member Burk **[03:09] Council Member Walter Burk:** one thing I've learned is to find the push button for the microphone but besides that I've also learned that uh thankfulness and gratitude is really important and I have so many people to thank and be gra have gratitude towards um one Simon Troutman uh the one who asked me to run for this office and uh I appreciate him doing that um help from other politicians in the area they've been very helpful uh but most importantly family and friends um my son Alex my son philli my daughter Helen uh my very dear friend Marilyn um very glad that they've been so supportive and you really you really find out um you know who's got you back and who doesn't and they've definitely all had my back and uh I want to thank them for that **[04:02] Mayor Mary Supple:** council member Hayford Oleary **[04:05] Council Member Sean Hayford Oleary:** yeah just before this I was reflecting that this is this is a much more fun swearing in than my first one which was January 2021 uh during Co and I was only allowed to bring my dad in so I was there in a mask we felt like we were like doing something naughty just to like take the mask off and take one picture together um in the in these Chambers so this is a a more cheery cheerful and joyous occasion and it's fun to be doing it again and now with two new faces so I look forward to working together um I'm really grateful to the voters of Richfield for giving me another four years and I'm excited to see what we can do in those four [Applause] years **[04:55] Mayor Mary Supple:** and council member Coleman-Woods **[04:58] Council Member Rori A. Coleman-Woods:** thank you I am so grateful for my family and those that have supported me during this campaign uh I absolutely look forward to working with all of you on the next venture um and I absolutely agree with Walter that this does really show just how many people uh have supported me throughout this I can't thank mayor Supple and uh henen County Commissioner Goettel for their help in the campaign process and so thank you everybody appreciate it **[05:25] Mayor Mary Supple:** all right well I'm very much looking forward to working with both of you or all three of you actually and two new people and and returning to work with Sean and Sharon so thank you so much it's going to be a great year and I guess we're going to adjourn the meeting and let the party start so all I'll entertain a motion to adjourn the meeting **[05:46] Council Member Walter Burk:** I move adjournment **[05:48] Council Member Sean Hayford Oleary:** second **[05:49] Mayor Mary Supple:** all right now we'll have our first official vote as a new Council all in favor of adjourning the meeting please say I **[05:54] Council Members (Unison):** I **[05:55] Mayor Mary Supple:** we stand adjourned