[1. CALL TO ORDER]
[2. SWEARING IN CEREMONY]
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I I AM TRULY QUALIFY FOR OFFICE >> THAT I HAVE BEEN QUALIFIED
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FOR OFFICE. >> UNDER THE CLASSIFICATION OF THE STATE AND CITY CHARTER.
>> UNDER THIS CONSTITUTION IN CITY STATE. >> I WILL WELL AND FAITHFULLY PERFORM THE DUTIES OF CITY COMMISSIONER OF THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE ON WHICH I WILL NOW
ENTER. SO HELP ME GOD. >> I WILL GO AND FAITHFULLY PERFORM THE DUTIES OF CITY COMMISSIONER OF THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE OF WHICH I AM NOW
THE OFFICE AND SO HELP ME GOD. >> CONGRATULATIONS COMMISSIONER.
[APPLAUSE] >> IN JUST A FEW WORDS I'M NOT A MAYOR.
MY FELLOW COMMISSIONERS, ELECTED OFFICIALS THAT HAVE GATHERED HERE, FRIENDS, FAMILY AND COMMUNITY OF FORT PIERCE. I WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU THAT THE STORY, THIS JOURNEY STARTED FIVE YEARS AGO. IT WAS IN A LITTLE CHURCH ABOUT A COUPLE OF MILES FROM HERE AS MY SISTER AND I PREPARED TO SAY GOODBYE TO WHAT WE CONSIDERED AN ICON, MY FATHER.
I DIDN'T KNOW THAT MY DESTINY WOULD BRING ME BACK TO FORT PIERCE.
LUCKILY THREE YEARS LATER DID. IT BROUGHT ME BACK TO MUCH IN THE CAMPAIGN.
ONE YEAR AGO ON DECEMBER 4 THE ACTUAL ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEATH OF MY FATHER.
I LAUNCHED MY POLITICAL CAMPAIGN AND IT WAS AT HIS HOME THAT I TRULY UNDERSTOOD WHAT IT WAS AND WHAT IT IS TO LOVE FORT PIERCE. IT WAS PASTORS AND FRIENDS FOR PEOPLE THAT SPOKE ABOUT MY FATHER. IT WAS A YOUNG MAN WHO HAD TO MAKE HIS POINT KNOWN TO US AT THE VERY END OF THE TABLE. THE YOUNG MAN THAT WOULD PROBABLY PASS EACH AND EVERY DAY ON THE STREETS OF FORT PIERCE.
IT'S THE THINGS THAT HE SAID ABOUT MY FATHER AND IT TAUGHT ME AT THAT MOMENT WHY I NEEDED TO GET MORE INVOLVED IN THIS COMMUNITY. IT'S A MAN THAT LOVED HIS THOUGHT. I KNEW AT THAT MOMENT HAT THIS IS SOMETHING GREAT.
THIS IS ONLY THE BEGINNING. WE NOW BEGIN TO BRIDGE THE GAP OF FORT PIERCE AND TEAR DOWN THE DISTRICT AND WE REUNITE AND MOVE FORWARD AS THE CITY. I'M GOING TO WORK SO THAT YOU
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DON'T REALIZE THAT I REPRESENT ANY RESPECTED DISTRICTS BUT I REPRESENT ALL OF FOUR YEARS ESPECIALLY DISTRICT 1 AND TWO AND I'M GONNA LET YOU KNOW THAT THOSE GAPS ARE THE CORNERSTONE WHEN I LAUNCHED MY CAMPAIGN. A VISION, LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.THAT'S HOW WE ARE GOING TO GET IT DONE. TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY UNDERSTAND THE VISUAL OF THE VISION AND UNDERSTAND WHAT THE PVISION IS AND WE WILL MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT VISION SO THAT EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS IT. AS WELL AS A LEADERSHIP THAT IS SIX EXHIBITED FOR WORKING THER FOR THE BETTERMENT OF FORT PIERCE.
THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT STARTS TONIGHT. YOU HEAR FROM ELECTED OFFICIALS THAT YOU PUT IN FOR THE NEXT FOUR YEARS. THERE ARE POLICIES THAT ARE GOING INTO EFFECT STARTING WEDNESDAY AND I'LL BE HERE FROM 10:00 TO 1:00 EVERY WEDNESDAY.
WE ARE OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY AND EVERYTHING IN FORT PIERCE. IT'S A JOURNEY THAT WE INFRINGE UPON TONIGHT. I COULD NOT OF DONE IT WITHOUT YOU.
WE REPRESENT BEAUTIFUL ORGANIZATION, SIGNIFY THE FEW THAT STOOD OUT IN WITH ME.
WE ARE HERE WITH THE FRATERNITY OF BETA CAPTAIN LANDA AND I THINK YOU MIGHT NINE.
I THINK YOU MY FELLOW ELECTED OFFICIALS AND I THINK YOU FOR BEING HERE WITH MY CITY AND STAFF. THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING ME ON THIS JOURNEY THAT WE ARE ABOUT TO EMBARK UPON. LAST BUT NOT LEAST MY FAMILY. THERE'S SO MUCH FAMILY HERE FROM THE GOODWILL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. THE PEOPLE THAT LITERALLY RAISE ME THAT I SPENT TIME AT THEIR HOUSE AND THEY POURED INTO ME. THEY TORTURED ME AND TAUGHT ME.
THEY GRABBED MY HANDS WHEN THINGS GOT TOUGH. THOSE ARE THE PEOPLE I COULD NOT BE HERE WITHOUT A COUPLE OF PEOPLE BUT I MUSH THE MOST ON. THE FIRST WOULD BE MY DEAR SISTER. I MUST ACKNOWLEDGE HER BECAUSE IT SPECIAL.
IT'S THE ONLY TOOL LEFT OF THE JOHNSON CLAN THAT WAS HERE IN FORT PIERCE.
MY SISTER AND I SHARE UNIQUENESS AND WE ARE ON THE SAME DAY.
10 YEARS APART EXACTLY. EVERY YEAR SHE GETS TO BE WITH HER BROTHER AND A HAPPY BIRTHDAY. IT'S THE SAME KID THAT INTERRUPTED HER 10TH BIRTHDAY.
I WILL REMIND HER THAT EVERY YEAR THAT HER BIRTHDAY COMES UP THAT SIMPLY I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR LOVING ME. FOR BEING THERE AND FOR SUPPORTING ME.
WE ARE THE LAST TWO. YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT US SHE MAKES SURE IS THAT THE LEGAL STANDPOINT IS THERE AND SHE'S AN ATTORNEY FOR DADE COUNTY.
I WANT TO THANK MY SON THE TRAVELED AND SAID THANK YOU SON FOR BEING HERE.
I HOPE THAT I CAN REPRESENT SOMETHING THAT YOU WILL BE PROUD TO SAY THAT'S MY DAD.
I WANT TO BE A PART OF GROWTH AND CHANGE GOING FORWARD. WE DO THIS KNOWING THAT YOU ARE THERE AND MY DAUGHTER CHEYENNE. HELLO SHANNON YOU COULDN'T BE HERE BUT THANK YOU.
TO THE ONE THAT SHARES MY HIGH AND THAT SHARES MY HOUSE AND SHARES MY JEANS AND, SHE UNDERSTANDS WHEN TIMES GET THAT SHE LISTENS TO ME. SHE PROVIDES GOOD S GOOD COUNSEL. NONE OTHER THAN DOCTOR ANGELA MY R ANGELA MY PARTNER.
I BROUGHT HER HERE TO THE LOVELY CITY OF FORT PIERCE AND SHE HAD HER GUEST THAT HER TALENTS. SHE IS ONE OF THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE OPERATION AND SHE'S WAY SMARTER THAN I AM. WAY MORE APPROACHABLE IN MY APPROACH OF DIPLOMACY.
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MORE IMPORTANTLY SHE'S MY PARTNER AND TRUST THAT CONFIDENT AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO BRIDGING BACKUP THAT I TALKED ABOUT EARLIER. I SEE YOU BACK THERE EVERYONE.OUR JOB NOW IS TO GO INTO THOSE CHAMBERS STARTING AT 6:00 AND START TO BRIDGE THE GAP.
WE HAVE TO RESTORE A SENSE OF HOPE IN OUR COMMUNITY. WE HAVE TO HOPE IN OUR COMMUNITY. ASPIRATION, DREAMS IT'S OUR JOB TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO ENSURE THE PEOPLE OF FORT PIERCE UNDERSTAND THAT.
I THINK THAT IT'S TIME FOR US TO GET TO WORK. MAY GOD BLESS OUR CITY.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE ARE GENUINELY CAN GET TO WORK IN THE CHAMBER AT 6:00.
>> THE CHAMBER AT 6:00. >>
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.