Johns Creek Council Members Take Oath Of Office

JOHNS CREEK, GA — Newly elected Johns Creek City Council members Brian Weaver and Erin Elwood were sworn into office at the city council meeting Jan. 13.

Incumbent city council member Chris Coughlin also took the Oath of Office. Coughlin received 3,160 votes, and his competitor Marybeth Cooper had 1,732 votes after a runoff in December.

Weaver will serve City Council Post 2, which was previously held by council member Jay Lin, who did not seek reelection. Weaver took home the seat with 2,887 votes over competitor Dilip Tunki, who received 2,162 votes.

Elwood will serve post 6, which was previously held by council member Steve Broadbent, who did not seek reelection. Elwood had 2,720 votes over competitor Issure C. Yang, who had 2,219 votes in the runoff.

During the meeting, council member Lenny Zaprowski was reelected by the city council to serve as the mayor pro tem.

More than 13,000 voters participated in the Dec. 3 runoff in Fulton County in Johns Creek, Roswell and College Park, or about 10 percent of registered voters eligible to vote in these races.

Municipal Elections are non-partisan and held in accordance with Title 2 of the Georgia Election Code. Candidates run at-large and are voted on by the registered voters; the candidate who receives the majority of votes cast wins their respective seat. Public officials have staggered four-year terms in Johns Creek, with elections every two years (Post 2, 4 and 6) and (Post 1, 3, 5 and mayor).

In 2018, the Johns Creek city charter was changed legislatively to reflect term limits for elected officials. Effective with the 2019 elections, neither the mayor nor council member shall serve for more than three consecutive terms, four-year terms of office and shall not include any partial terms of office. In addition, no terms of office served prior to Jan. 1, 2020 and no terms of office served as council member shall be considered in determining if a person has served more than three consecutive terms of office.