New Lethbridge city council officially sworn in: ‘We’re going to have respect for one another’ – Lethbridge

9 members of Lethbridge metropolis council can now drop elect from their titles after formally being sworn into workplace on Monday.

“It’s completed, and we’re able to roll right here,” new Mayor Blaine Hyggen stated.

Will probably be a brand new search for council in comparison with the earlier 4 years, with a brand new mayor, three first-time councillors, one councillor with previous council expertise and 4 incumbents.

It’s a council that feels it is going to draw on its particular person experiences to make the most effective decisions going ahead.

“We could differ on a couple of issues, however… collectively, we’re going to have respect for each other. I really imagine that,” Hyggen stated.

“We’re going to have a really profitable 4 years.”

Rookie Coun. Jenn Schmidt-Rempel says the previous week has been a whirlwind since being elected, and she or he’s prepared to start work.

“I’m actually excited to get to work with fellow colleagues on metropolis council, seeing what we are able to obtain collectively for our metropolis.”

Council will begin its orientation course of earlier than the primary official assembly of this time period on Nov. 16.

The plan is to spend the following few days discussing key points dealing with town and hit the bottom working.

“I’ll be sitting down with council this coming week, and we’ll be going over a few of these issues,” Hyggen stated. “That’s one thing I undoubtedly have to sit down down and see what others have heard on the marketing campaign path (that) we have to handle.”

“I actually need to make it possible for we, as a council, set the tone for our metropolis as a bunch that may work collectively,” Schmidt-Rempel stated. “Having been via the marketing campaign path with this group of individuals, I do imagine that we’ll try this.”

Two issues Hyggen says he needs to handle instantly are neighborhood security and up to date bussing issues inside the metropolis.