• Incoming mayor Matt Starr takes the oath of office.

  • Retired Police Chief Roger Monroe, left, presents the chief’s badge to newly sworn in Police Chief Robert “Kit” Morgan on Dec. 23, 2019.

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  • Outgoing Mayor Richard Mavis presents retiring Councilwoman Nancy Vail with a proclamation honoring her 37-plus years of service.

  • Retiring Mayor Richard Mavis, right, presents retiring Councilman Sam Barone a proclamation in honor of his eight years of service on city council.

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  • The 2019 outgoing council includes, seated from left, Matt Starr, Nancy Vail, Janis Seavolt, and Bruce Hawkins. Standing, from left, are Sam Barone, John Francis, Tanner Salyers, and Mike Hillier.

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  • The 2019 outgoing administration, from left, Joel Daniels, safety-service director; Richard Mavis, mayor; Rob Broeren, law director; and Terry Scott, auditor. Dec. 23 was the last council meeting for Daniels and Mavis as they are retiring on Dec. 31, 2019.

  • Mount Vernon Municipal Court Judge John Thatcher.

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  • The incoming 2020 council includes, from left, Mike Hillier, Fourth Ward; Bruce Hawkins, council president; John Francis, Second Ward; Samantha Scoles, First Ward; Tammy Woods, Third Ward; and Janis Seavolt, Julia Warga, and Tanner Salyers, at-large.

  • Sgt. Robert “Kit” Morgan, left, was sworn in as Mount Vernon Police Chief on Dec. 23, 2019. Outgoing Mayor Richard Mavis administered the oath of office.

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