Lavonia Swears In Mayor, City Councilmen

The City of Lavonia swears in the Mayor and City Council members.

Mayor Ralph Owens takes the oath of office from Lavonia City Attorney John Dickerson Monday night.

Owens was re-elected to another term in November after running unopposed.

Afterwards, Owens then swore in City Councilmen Eddie Floyd and Harold Harbin who were both re-elected in November as well.

City Councilman Courtney Umbehant was also sworn in as the Mayor Pro-tem.

In other business, the City Council voted to approve City department heads and staff for another year as well as members of the City’s Hospital Authority Board, Housing Authority Board, Human Relations Board and the Downtown Development Authority.

Also approved for 2016 were members of the Historic Preservation, Planning and Zoning, Cemetery, and Tree Commissions.

Finally, Rushton & Company CPA’s of Gainesville were approved as the auditors for 2016 and the Law Firm of McClure, Ramsey, Dickerson & Esco LLC was approved as the City’s attorneys for this year.