Following a tense swearing-in ceremony earlier this afternoon, the council voted for Councilman-at-Large Flavio Rivera to be the City Council President this afternoon and voted for Councilwoman-at-Large Lilisa Mimms for Vice President.

Outgoing Council President Davila said ‘my colleagues have not been the best at times, but I have always respected each and every one of them’. She added ‘unfortunately, I don’t have to say who respects and who doesn’t, because you all see it’.

Noting the current atmosphere, Councilman Abdelaziz said its ‘not an easy job leading nine of us’ and cracked to Rivera ‘good luck, I don’t why you’d want that position’.