Three Orange city councilors took the oath of office Tuesday morning with two incumbents returning. In addition, the council chose Councilor Larry Spears Jr. as mayor pro tem to preside in the absence of Mayor Jimmy Sims.
The new council member is Annette Pernell, who beat incumbent Mary McKenna May 7 for the single-member district 4 seat. McKenna in 2013 beat Pernell, who held the seat then, for the position.
At-Large Position 5 Councilor Bill Mello returned for another term. He was first elected in 2010, before voters approved implementing single-member districts and won unopposed earlier this month.
Also Doctor of Education Wayne Guidry took the oath for his first full, three-year term as district No. 2 councilor. Guidry won unopposed for an unexpired term in 2015 and ran unopposed for the full term this year.
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