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Havre Mayor Tim Solomon, left, is sworn into a third term by Havre City Council President Andrew Brekke Monday in Havre City Hall.
Havre City Judge Virginia Seigel takes her oath of office Monday in Havre City Hall as Mayor Tim Solomon swears her in.
Havre City Judge Virginia Seigel takes her oath of office Monday in Havre City Hall as Mayor Tim Solomon swears her in.
Havre City Judge Virginia Seigel takes her oath of office Monday in Havre City Hall.
Havre City Judge Virginia Seigel shakes hands Monday in Havre City Hall with Mayor Tim Solomon after Solomon swore her in.
Havre Mayor Tim Solomon swears in City Council members Karen Swenson, from left, Terry Lilletvedt, Lindsey Ratliff and Sarah McKinney Monday in City Hall.
Havre Mayor Tim Solomon swears in council members Sarah McKinney, from left, Lindsey Ratliff, Terry Lilletvedt, Karen Swenson and Denise Brewer as City Clerk and Finance director Doug Kaercher, back, looks on.
Outgoing Havre City Council member Jay Pyette hugs Sarah McKinney, who was sworn in Monday to take Pyette's seat representing Ward 4 on the council. Pyette did not run for re-election last year.
Havre Mayor Tim Solomon and Havre City Council meet Monday in Havre City Hall.
Newly elected Havre City Council members Sarah McKinney and Lindsey Ratliff were sworn in by Mayor Tim Solomon at Tuesday night's council meeting.
McKinney of Ward 4 and Ratliff of Ward 3, both first-time office holders, were elected to their seats Nov. 7 in Havre's nonpartisan city elections.
McKinney and Ratliff replace council members Matthew Boucher and Jay Pyette, who did not seek re-election.
During the public comment period at the end of the meeting, Boucher said that in 2013, City Clerk and Finance Director Doug Kaercher had convinced him to run.
"He said, 'It will be easy, you just come to a meeting once in a while and just say yes,'" Boucher said.
Boucher said that when he was first elected he didn't say much and was often nervous speaking in public.
"I've come a long way. I've learned a lot about how the city works, and maybe got a little bit better talking in public, but I am still no silver tongue," Boucher said.
Council members Terry Lilletvedt in Ward 1 and Ward 2 Council members Karen Swenson and Denise Brewer were also sworn in.
Lilletvedt was sworn in for her second term. Swenson, appointed by the council last year to complete the term of council member Janet Trethewey, was sworn for her first full term. Denise Brewer appointed last year to fill the vacancy created when council member Brian Barrows stepped down, will serve the remainder of Barrow's term.
Council President Andrew Brekke, the longest serving council member, said the new council is the first in his memory that has a female majority.
City Judge Virginia Siegel, unopposed in November's elections, was sworn in for a second-term.
Solomon, unchallenged in his bid for a third term as mayor, was sworn in by Brekke.
A meet and greet reception was held after the meeting for incoming and outgoing council members after the meeting.
In other business, the council voted by acclamation to elect Brekke Council president for a fourth two-year term.
The council unanimously voted to accept the auditor's report for the fiscal year ending June 30.
Tony Gerharz of WIPFLi CPAs and Consultants, who performed the audit, spoke to the council by speaker phone during the meeting.
"The opinion on the audit is an unmodified opinion, what that means is that we didn't find anything, and all the things that we did find were minor and nothing really required a judgement," Gerharz said.
The council's next meeting will be 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 16, at City Hall.
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