WESTLOCK – The newly-elected rookie Village of Clyde councillors gathered Oct. 20 for its organizational meeting where they elected Charis Logan as mayor.
The meeting also saw Patricia Hamaluk elected as deputy mayor as well as assigning each councillor to various committees while instructing them on their new duties.
After being nominated by Donna Moore and running against Hamaluk for mayor, Logan was elected by a 3-2 vote.
“I was very pleased and very honoured that I would be nominated and voted for to become the mayor. It’s an honour to be able to represent our community and serve our community,” said Logan. “I’m really looking forward to it.”
With her new position Logan aims at addressing whatever issues arise in the village and wants to be approachable.
Logan also plans to ensure the maintenance and upkeep of all infrastructure in the village in hopes to draw in new businesses and families.
“I am open to talking to anybody and hearing what ideas they have to make Clyde better,” she said. “I want to help Clyde become the best version it can be where people want to live and where businesses can be attracted to and we can have more community and cultural events.”
After Logan was elected as mayor, Hamaluk was nominated by Starla Sydia for deputy mayor where she ran unopposed and was acclaimed to the position.
While Hamaluk didn’t intend to be nominated, she says she was happy that she was and hopes to do well in her new position.
“I think, like everything else, it’s a learning experience,” said Hamaluk. “I think we can all learn from these responsibilities.”
With four women and one man on council, Hamaluk looks forward to working with the new, diverse group.
“I think we’re going to be a really good mix. We have old and young. We have people with very good experiences and regardless of your position or title on council everybody will come forward with what they see as an opportunity to better Clyde,” she said.
