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Dublin’s new mayor and two incoming council members were sworn in last Tuesday at the City Council’s final meeting of the year.
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Dublin’s new mayor Melissa Hernandez was sworn in at the Dec. 15 City Council meeting. (Courtesy image) -
New Dublin City Council member Sherry Hu took the oath of office on Dec. 15. (Courtesy image) -
Michael McCorriston was sworn in as one of two new Dublin City Council members on Dec. 15. (Courtesy image)
New city Mayor Melissa Hernandez and council members Sherry Hu and Michael McCorriston took the oath of office inside the council chambers during the Dec. 15 meeting. Ceremony officiants including outgoing mayor David Haubert wore face masks and maintained physical distance while administering the oaths.
Hu and McCorrison are representing the Dublin community at-large during their four-year terms, and did not make any public comments after being sworn in.
Hernandez, who was elected mayor in November after serving one term as a council member, said she was “humbled by the opportunity” and “will continue to work hard for each one of you.”
“Getting sworn in during COVID-19 is certainly a reminder of all the hard work we have ahead of us — making sure we continue to support our families, our businesses and our neighbors, securing state and federal funding to protect our residents, support our small businesses and lead the recovery in our communities is one of my top priorities,” Hernandez said.
Both Haubert and outgoing vice mayor Arun Goel were presented with plaques during a presentation held in their honor that evening, which also included a speech by outgoing Alameda County Supervisor Scott Haggerty, whose seat representing District 1 will be taken over by Haubert in the new year.
Haubert thanked Haggerty for the commendation, and said he has “big, big shoes to fill” on the Board, while Goel called it a “pleasure and honor” to have served the city.
Goel said, “It is about the end solution and the dialogue of how we get there, that the right outcomes are always decided by those that represent us from their heart.”
Councilmember Shawn Kumagai was unanimously selected last week to serve as the city’s vice mayor for a two-year term ending in December 2022. Before voting, Councilmember Jean Josey called Hernandez’s nomination of Kumagai an “excellent choice.”
