SIDNEY — Mayor Mike Barhorst and Vice Mayor Mardie Milligan were reappointed by council as Sidney’s mayor and vice mayor during a special Sidney City Council meeting on Monday.
Also during the meeting, City Council members Barhorst, Jennifer L. VanMatre and newly elected Council member Steve Klinger, who all were elected in November, were sworn-in by Sidney’s City Clerk Kari Egbert.
All three members will serve as at-large representatives for the next four years.
VanMatre was appointed to Council in June by City Council after at-large Councilman Joe Ratermann resigned in May. Former at-large Council member Janet Born did not seek re-election in November.
Immediately following council members’ swearing-in ceremony, Council retreated into an executive session for the appointment of a public official. When they emerged from the session, two resolutions were adopted appointing the mayor and vice mayor, followed by the swearing-in of each.
The mayor and the vice mayor are appointed by Council every two years.