WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) - Wilmington's new mayor, council president and other elected officials will take their oaths of office Tuesday.
Mike Purzycki, who was elected mayor in November, will be sworn in at an inauguration event downtown, along with the city's new council president Hanifa Shabazz and treasurer, Velda Jones Potter. Shabazz and Potter will become the first women and first African Americans to hold their offices.
The swearing-in ceremony will take place in the evening, during the organizational meeting of the Wilmington City Council.
