The Worthington Times

Worthington Town Clerk-Treasurer Gloria Klass and former Council member and Notary Vern Spoor go over the procedures before the Swearing-In Ceremony on New Year's Day  

The Worthington Town Council held a special meeting at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, January 1, to conduct a Swearing-In Ceremony for Town Clerk-Treasurer Gloria Klass and Council members J. W. Johnson, Gregg Roudebush and Debbie Dyer. 

Vern Spoor, a former member of the Council and a notary public, administered the oaths of office after the meeting was opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and a prayer offered by Debbie Dyer.

Gloria Klass was sworn-in first to serve her third term as Clerk Treasurer.

The three Council members, J. W. Johnson, Gregg Roudebush and Debbie Dyer, recited their oaths in unison.  Johnson and Dyer are both starting their second consecutive term.  Roudebush, who is starting anew but has previously served on the Council, is taking the seat formerly occupied by Tom Smith who did not run for re-election.

All three of these Council members and Klass were unopposed in their bids seeking a town office.  Since no other candidates filed to run against them, a local election was not required to be held last November.    

There are five seats on the council with staggered four-year terms.  Hal Harp and Malcolm Stahl occupy the two remaining seats which were not up for election this year.

It all went very well!
And a New Year has begun in Worthington.