Calistoga council administers oaths and confirms Vice Mayor Iris Lopez Ortega

The Calistoga City Council administered oaths of office to newly elected officials and confirmed Vice Mayor Iris Lopez Ortega to continue as vice mayor during its special session.

The City Clerk led the oath of office procedure required for municipal officers, asking each official to raise their right hand and repeat the pledge to support the constitutions of the United States and the State of California. Council member Lisa Giff recited the oath, beginning, “I, Lisa Giff, do solemnly swear….” The clerk confirmed the oath for each official present.

Mayor Williams nominated and the council seconded the continuation of Iris Lopez Ortega as vice mayor. After brief council discussion about whether to consider a rotational vice-mayor protocol at a future meeting, the council proceeded to a roll-call confirmation of the nomination; the clerk recorded affirmative responses.

Mayor Williams thanked the newly sworn members and acknowledged that the council would consider procedural changes, such as rotating the vice mayor position, at a future meeting if the body wished to pursue that option.