Cleveland Councilman George PoeCLEVELAND, Tenn. — Four of the seven Cleveland City Council members took oaths of office Monday for four more years.
Dale Hughes, Avery Johnson, David May and George Poe were re-elected in the August elections. They took their oaths Monday with Mayor Tom Rowland presiding.
“This panel reflects the diversity of our community,” Johnson, the vice mayor, said. “We come from different backgrounds and walks of life.”
“We have some tough times ahead, but we will be working together to get through them,” said May, elected from the 3rd District.
Hughes, elected to a full term from the city’s 5th District after appointment earlier to a vacancy, said he “can say without reservation that each of these gentlemen love this city.”