Oath of Office for all Elected City Councilors

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▶ 0:56 Speaker 1: At this time I'm gonna ask everybody to please rise

▶ 0:59 Speaker 2: with the Pledge of Legions.

▶ 1:03 Speaker 3: I pledge Allegiance drew the flag of the United States of America and choose Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and, and justice for justice sprawl.

▶ 1:26 Speaker 2: We will now proceed to ID number 2 0 2 6 dash four, the oath of office for all elected city

▶ 1:31 Speaker 1: official, uh, city counselors. I'm going to ask that all elected officials please stand and you're going to be raising your right hand. And we are going to be doing the oath together. I am gonna say some words you'll repeat after me.

▶ 1:45 Speaker 4: And when you need to state your name, you'll state your name out loud, all at the same time.

▶ 1:52 Speaker 1: Okay. Everyone raise your right hand. Aye. Please state your name.

▶ 1:55 Speaker 5: Aye. Al Affirm. Do solemnly swear. So Solemnly Swear. Swear

▶ 2:01 Speaker 1: that I will faithfully and impartially that

▶ 2:04 Speaker 3: I'll faithfully and impart

▶ 2:04 Speaker 1: Impartially discharge and perform discharge.

▶ 2:07 Speaker 5: Discharge and perform All the

▶ 2:09 Speaker 1: duties accompanied upon me. All the

▶ 2:10 Speaker 3: Duties incumbent upon

▶ 2:12 Speaker 1: Me as a member of the city council, as a

▶ 2:14 Speaker 6: Member of the city Council

▶ 2:15 Speaker 1: Council for the city of Melrose. For the

▶ 2:17 Speaker 5: City of Melrose. For

▶ 2:18 Speaker 1: a two year term. For a Two year

▶ 2:19 Speaker 5: Term. According to

▶ 2:21 Speaker 1: the best of my ability and understanding,

▶ 2:24 Speaker 3: According to the best of my ability and my understanding,

▶ 2:26 Speaker 1: According to the laws, rules and regulations according

▶ 2:29 Speaker 3: To the laws, rules and regulations

▶ 2:32 Speaker 1: Of the Constitution. Of

▶ 2:34 Speaker 3: The Constitution. Commonwealth

▶ 2:34 Speaker 1: of Massachusetts, Commonwealth

▶ 2:36 Speaker 5: Of Massachusetts, and the city of Melrose And the city of Melrose. I state your name. I Do solemnly swear. Do Solemnly swear That I'll bear a true faith and allegiance. I'll

▶ 2:48 Speaker 3: Faith. True faith and allegiance

▶ 2:50 Speaker 1: To the Constitution of the United States for the

▶ 2:52 Speaker 5: Constitution of the United States.

▶ 2:55 Speaker 1: In the commonwealth of Massachusetts, in the

▶ 2:56 Speaker 3: Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

▶ 2:58 Speaker 1: Subscribe by me under the penalties of perjury. On this 12th day of January, 2026. I congratulate you all. You are now officially city councilors for the year 2026.

▶ 3:07 Speaker 2: Woo. Thank you everybody.

▶ 3:13 Speaker 5: So I, I have printed out two copies of the oath

▶ 3:14 Speaker 1: and if everybody could just take out a pen, please sign your name and date it, and then I'll be collecting them at the end of the night. You can keep one and I'm gonna be scanning one. They're all should be on your, um, in front of you.

▶ 3:27 Speaker 5: Oh, you keep one If you need a pen. I

▶ 3:28 Speaker 4: Have. I Sorry,

▶ 3:29 Speaker 7: I took your No, that's okay. Anyone Need a pen? I still do. I

▶ 3:38 Speaker 4: I'll just collect those, um, at the end of the evening.

▶ 3:40 Speaker 1: One of those are your coffee.