{"id":1381,"date":"2015-10-10T18:16:28","date_gmt":"2015-10-10T22:16:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newbostonvillage.com\/?p=1381"},"modified":"2017-09-25T18:17:53","modified_gmt":"2017-09-25T22:17:53","slug":"payton-elected-council-president-pro-tem-village-hires-2-new-police-officers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newbostonvillage.com\/?p=1381","title":{"rendered":"Payton elected council president-pro tem, Village hires 2 new police officers"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Frank Lewis<\/p>\n

flewis@civitasmedia.com<\/p>\n

New Boston Village Council was busy Tuesday night, hiring two new police officers and electing a president-pro tem.<\/p>\n

Bryan Charles Jordan and Nickolas James Shepherd were sworn in by New Boston Mayor Junior Williams. The two were to begin duty on Wednesday. Shepherd is a veteran having served in Afghanistan and Iraq and Jordan worked for the Hanging Rock Police Department prior to coming to the village.<\/p>\n

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New Boston Mayor Junior Williams (left) administers the oath of office to two new New Boston police officers. They are Bryan Charles Jordan (middle) and Nickolas James Shepherd (right).<\/p><\/div>\n

Village Councilman Mike Payton was elected president pro tem, replacing Williams who was recently sworn in as mayor to succeed the late Jim Warren.<\/p>\n

\u201cI told somebody the other day, it\u2019s kind of neat to get elected to something by your peers,\u201d Payton said.<\/p>\n

Payton expressed his gratitude for the confidence shown in his election.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am appreciative to all of the council members that supported me and to the community for electing me over the years,\u201d Payton said. \u201cI\u2019ll try not to let them down.\u201d<\/p>\n

This is Payton\u2019s eighth year on village council.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt has flown by,\u201d Payton said. \u201cJanuary, if I get elected again, it will be my third term. The village has treated me pretty good up here and we all work together. That\u2019s the key, really. Mayor Jim and I worked together and I think Junior and I work well together. I really do. I actually have probably known Junior longer than I knew Jim Warren. We used to coach Little League together.\u201d<\/p>\n

For all intents and purposes, barring anything out of the ordinary occurring, Payton will be re-elected to a third term in November with that term to begin in January 2016. Payton is one of four people whose names will be on the ballot with four Council positions to be filled. The president pro tem serves in the absence of the mayor by presiding over council and is next in line for that position should the situation ever arise in which that position would become vacant.<\/p>\n

Payton\u2019s election rounds out the reorganization of council brought on by Warren\u2019s death following an extended illness.<\/p>\n

\u201cJunior is going to do a nice job,\u201d Payton said. \u201cHe\u2019s getting settled in now and it\u2019s a different atmosphere but I think he\u2019s doing fine. I\u2019m looking forward to helping him.\u201d<\/p>\n

Williams himself has been elected to office four times.<\/p>\n

Reach Frank Lewis at 740-353-3101, ext. 1928, or on Twitter @franklewis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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