Swearing-in ceremonies scheduled for newly-elected and re-elected Gainesville City Commissioners
Press release from City of Gainesville
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The swearing-in ceremony for Gainesville City Commissioner-elect James Ingle and Commissioner Desmon Duncan-Walker is scheduled for the morning of the first Gainesville City Commission meeting of 2025.
When: 10 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 6
Where: The Historic Thomas Center Gardens, 302 NE 6th Ave.
Gainesville City Commissioner Cynthia Moore Chestnut will be sworn in via Zoom at the beginning of the 1 p.m. commission meeting that day in the City Hall Auditorium.
Members of the Gainesville City Commission are elected to 4-year terms. During the Aug. 20 primary election, Gainesville voters throughout the city’s four districts elected Commissioner Ingle to the At-Large, Seat A. Commissioner Duncan-Walker was reelected to the Gainesville District 1 seat by voters of the district. Commissioner Chestnut ran unopposed and retained the At-Large, Seat B on the commission.
The swearing-in ceremony is open to the public and will be live-streamed on the city’s Facebook page. It also will be recorded, and the video will be made available on the city’s website and archived online.
Gainesville City Commission meetings are broadcast on Community 12TV on Cox Cable Channel 12, livestreamed on the city’s website and Facebook page, and also archived online. The commission meetings also are available on demand on GNV TV through Roku and Amazon Fire TV devices.
Pretty sad when a commissioner can’t make it to their swearing in ceremony.
Even more sad is when they can’t show up for meetings they’re being paid to attend and provide representation for their constituents.
People got “long Covid” and vacations to deal with. #govtEmployment
I’m pretty sure Cynthia ran unopposed, if that’s who you are referring to. Her winning didn’t exactly come as a surprise to anyone. She must have one of the best attendance records overall. Maybe she wants to stay away from Harvey and some of the other crazies for as long as possible during the holidays, or maybe she doesn’t want to dignify Saco by having to pretend to be nice and say goodbye to her in front of everybody and on video. I’m sure Harvey will be all teary-eyed over his sweet Reina’s departure, big goofy mask, waving middle finger, and all.
You win! Definitely correct on her lack of opposition in her hood. A snowball would have a better chance of not melting than any semi-fiscally conservative, common sense person would have of being elected. You’re probably correct about her not wanting to be around the white people as well.
Did you check to find out why said commissioner can’t be there before making your comment?
🤔…nope.
For all I know you and her may be on vacation together.
Swearing in ceremony? We need a swearing AT ceremony!