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At the first meeting of 2026 for the Swanton Village Council, four individuals who were successful in their bid for office in the November election, were formally sworn into office by Mayor Neil Toeppe.  The four members are Patricia Pilliod (first time serving), Dave Pilliod (previous member), Deacon D. Dzierzawski (previous member) and Noah Kreuz (incumbent).

Once the Council was officially seated, their first order of business was to elect the President of the Council or President Pro Temp, who would serve as the Mayor if, for any reason, the Mayor was unavailable to conduct the Council meeting.  Mr. Toeppe called for nominations from the Council and Councilman John Schmidt nominated Mr. Pilliod.  Councilwoman Westhoven then nominated Mr. Dzierzawski.  Before the nominations were closed, Mr. Pilliod withdrew his name from consideration.  Finance Director Holden Benfield called the roll for their vote and Mr. Dzierzawski was elected unanimously. 

Next, Mr. Toeppe called for Council members to establish Rules of Council for 2026.  Mr. Dzierzawski recommended to hold a Special Meeting to set the Rules of Council sometime before the next regularly scheduled Council meeting on Monday, January 26^th.  After a brief discussion, the Council agreed to meet on Wednesday, January 21^st at 6:00 PM.  Following the Ohio Revised Code, the meeting proceeded under the 2025 Rules of Council.

Mayor Toeppe swears in Council members (L to R): Deacon D. Dzierzawski , Patricia Pilliod, Dave Pilliod, Noah Kreuz