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Mayor
Kate Schwarzler
Mayor2025-01-14–2026-12-01 (oath of office as Mayor administered January 14 2025 per City Council minutes [read]; two-year mayoral term per City 2024 election page [read]; month-level end: December 2026 [mayor seat on the November 2026 ballot]; she previously served as Councilor from January 10 2023 per minutes [read])
City council
Shannon Corr
City Councilor (Position 1)2023-01-10–2026-12-01 (oath of office administered January 10 2023 per City Council minutes of that date [read]; month-level end: December 2026 per City 2024 election page [terms begin January 1, four-year councilor terms, positions 1 2 4 on the 2026 ballot])
Marilyn Morton
City Councilor2023-01-10–2026-12-01 (oath of office administered January 10 2023 per City Council minutes of that date [read]; month-level end: December 2026 per City 2024 election page [terms begin January 1, four-year councilor terms, positions 1 2 4 on the 2026 ballot])
Evan Sorce
City Councilor2025-02-11–2026-12-01 (appointed by Council to fill the vacancy left when Councilor Schwarzler became Mayor and sworn in February 11 2025 per City Council minutes of that date [read]; month-level end: December 2026 [remainder of the term elected in 2022])
Dawn Roden
City Councilor (Position 3)2025-01-14–2028-12-01 (oath of office administered January 14 2025 per City Council minutes of that date [read]; terms begin January 1 2025 per City 2024 election page [read]; month-level end: December 2028 [four-year councilor term from January 1 2025 per the same page]; current-term start, earlier first-office day unsourced)
Bill Boisvert
City Councilor2025-01-14–2028-12-01 (oath of office administered January 14 2025 per City Council minutes of that date [read]; terms begin January 1 2025 per City 2024 election page [read]; month-level end: December 2028 [four-year councilor term from January 1 2025 per the same page])
Kathy Martin-Willis
City Councilor (Position 6, Council President)2025-01-14–2028-12-01 (oath of office administered January 14 2025 per City Council minutes of that date [read]; terms begin January 1 2025 per City 2024 election page [read]; month-level end: December 2028 [four-year councilor term from January 1 2025 per the same page]; current-term start, earlier first-office day unsourced)
Former officials (3)
City staff
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