During Wednesday’s reorganization meeting, Jeremy Smith was re-appointed mayor and Dale Welty was appointed mayor pro tem for the 2022-2023 term. The city council nominates and appoints the mayor and mayor pro tem in December of each year.
Smith was elected to the council in 2018. He was appointed mayor pro tem in 2020 and mayor in 2021. Smith ran unopposed in the 2022 general election. His four-year term ends in November 2026.
With 3,321 votes, Welty emerged as the leader in the 2020 general election. His term on the council ends in November 2024.
