The reorganization meeting is the formal ceremony of swearing in elected officials for their new terms, but it is also used as a means to set the goals and pace for the coming year.
In speeches to a packed audience, the mayor and council took the moment to spell out what they would like to work on – or continue – for 2016.
Mayor Carmen Amato, taking his second term as mayor, has served on the council and boards of education for more than two decades. Simply put, Amato said he hopes to continue all that’s been set in motion to make Berkeley the best place it can be, and his colleagues on the council agreed.
“This is a great privilege, and I promise to work each and every day to serve you to the best of my ability,” Amato said after being sworn in.<!–more–>