Kimberley held their inaugural Meeting of Council on Monday, marking the beginning of a new council term for the City of Kimberley.
The members of council were sworn in after a week of orientation and learning. Members had a full week to pick up their new roles and responsibilities in council.
Powder Matt Mosteller was sworn in as the new Mayor of Kimberley.
Mosteller said he takes the responsibility seriously and is grateful to the people of Kimberley for their trust and support.
“Well, I’m deeply honored, it’s an amazing responsibility. I’m really thankful and grateful for the people of Kimberley. They put their trust in me and the other council members. We’ve got a group of great, incredibly talented and capable councilors,” said Mosteller.
Mosteller said he heard a lot during his campaign and he is excited to hear more from the other councilors and residents of Kimberley. and work together to make the city even better.
“I heard a lot from our community, and I’m very grateful for everybody who came out to share concerns and things that they care about. This community is an incredible place and full of passionate people,” said Mosteller. “The next steps will be working with this incredible council that we have. Learning from them, listening to them and finding some common ground on what’s important and what they heard while they were out campaigning, and then collaborating and really finding a way to continue to move Kimberley forward in a positive way.”
Along with Mayor Mosteller, the new councilors were also sworn in.
Council is made up of Grant Farquhar, Sue Cairns, Woody Maguire, Angela Symes, Travis Fooks, and Craig Janzen.
The new council will jump into usual business with its first Regular Meeting on Monday, November 9.
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