FLORENCE – Andy Betterton officially was sworn in as mayor Monday morning, as were each of the six-member City Council members.
Betterton narrowly eclipsed incumbent Steve Holt in the runoff for the mayor’s race. He was the District 6 councilman and a former school board member.
The council members include District 1 Councilwoman Kaytrina Simmons, District 2 Councilman Dick Jordan, District 3 Councilman Bill Griffin, District 4 Councilwoman Michelle Eubanks, District 5 Councilman Blake Edwards and District 6 Councilman Jimmy Oliver.
The council held a brief organizational meeting, during which Jordan was elected as council president, which was the position he had held in the previous four-year administration.
