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Ione City Council: Oaths And Successions |
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Friday, 19 December 2008 |
 Amador County – The Ione City Council swore in its newest member, Councilman David Plank and renewed the oath of Mayor Andrea Bonham in its regular meeting Tuesday, then selected its new mayor and vice mayor, who will serve effective January 1st. The council in a 4-1 vote selected Vice Mayor Lee Ard as the 2009 mayor to succeed Bonham, after a nomination by Plank. Councilman Jim Ulm voted against Ard. Ulm nominated Councilman Skip Schaufel to be vice mayor and he was selected to the position on a 5-0 vote. Ard and Schaufel will take over as mayor and vice mayor respectively and serve January 1st through December 31st, of 2009. Out-going Councilman Jerry Sherman, unseated in the November election, was honored with a council proclamation for his service on the council and as mayor. City Clerk Janice Traverso led the oath of office for newly elected council members, incumbent Mayor Bonham and former Planning Commissioner Plank and re-elected City Treasurer Sharon M. Long. Bonham then initiated the oath of office for Traverso.
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