Brinkman Sworn In As Mayor of Littleton

LITTLETON, CO -- Littleton's new city council members were sworn in at the city council board meeting Nov. 21 and elected Debbie Brinkman, District IV, as the mayor with a 6-1 vote. The council elected Jerry Valdes as mayor pro tem for two-year terms. Four new council members were sworn in by Presiding Judge Ethan Feldman: Patrick Driscoll (Dist. I) and Carol Fey (Dist. III) along with Karina Elrod (At-Large) will serve 4-year terms. Kyle Schlachter will serve a 2-year term.

Carol Fey was the lone dissenting vote in the choice of Brinkman for Mayor.

Outgoing Mayor Bruce Beckman said he was pleased to see Littleton popping up on lists of "best places to live" and asserted that he and his wife decided if they won the lottery, they would still stay in Littleton. But, he said the work of past city councils helped bring quality of life to where it is now.

" That’s been in the works for years and coming to a great peak right now. It's such an honor to be part of something for so special. I came here at 25 years old, and I started to work for the city and the great staff, friends and family for 37 years,” Beckman said.

Debbie Brinkman was first elected to the city council in 2007 representing District IV. She was re-elected in 2011 and again in 2015 to four-year terms. Brinkman was elected by her peers on city council to two-year terms as mayor pro tem in 2009 and again in 2015, and served a two-year term as mayor in 2011, according to her bio on the city's website.

Watch the city council meeting here:

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