Mayor-elect invites public to inauguration

Though the first change of power in 24 years technically will occur at 12:01 a.m. Jan. 1, when the mayor-elect is sworn-in during an informal ceremony at her home with family and friends at her side, the public has been invited to the inauguration of the city?s first female mayor, Kathy Catazaro-Perry, two days later.

The inauguration will occur at 10 a.m., Tuesday, Jan. 3, on the lawn of the Massillon Museum, 121 Lincoln Way E.

?We?re going to do a public swearing-in in front of the (PPyaul & Carol David) clock, so anyone from the public can come,? Catazaro-Perry said. ?Then we?ll have cookies and punch in the museum after that.

?We wanted to do something simple, yet include the public, because it is a change of the guard, per se,? she said. ?We wanted the public to be a part of that.?

Catazaro-Perry said Massillon Municipal Court Judge Edward Elum, Clerk of Court Johnnie A. Maier, Deputy Clerk Shane Jackson and Stark County Democratic Party Chairman Randy Gonzalez will be on hand to swear her in. ?Those people have had a significant place in my life,? she said.

Catazaro-Perry toppled six-term Democratic Mayor Frank Cicchinelli in the May primary and then went on to beat Republican Lee Brunckhart by capturing 65 percent of the vote in the general election.

She has been working with a transition team ? led by her safety-service director in-waiting, George T. Maier ? to prepare to take office next month.

In addition to Maier, Catazaro-Perry also will have to replace two administrative assistants in the mayor?s office, Mary Lou Reed and Mary Ann Coyne, who plan to retire.

With recent approval from City Council to create the post, Catazaro-Perry also has named bank executive and former interim county treasurer Ken Koher as the city?s budget director.

However, she has not yet announced any other changes to the administrative staff.

The inauguration will be followed by an invitation-only luncheon at the Massillon Woman?s Club at noon. No taxpayer dollars are being used for the event.

?Not one dime out of city funds is being used,? she said. ?It?s all being privately paid or sponsored. In fact, we?re making everyone pay for their lunch because we don?t want to use any city funds.?

Members of Massillon City Council will be sworn in at 11 a.m. Saturday in council chambers on the second floor of the Municipal Government Center, 2 James Duncan Plaza SE. All nine members of council and the council president will be sworn in at that time. The new council includes five new members and four incumbents.

Source: http://www.indeonline.com/news/x1569722471/Mayor-elect-invites-public-to-inauguration

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