Rolando Salinas and Elias Diaz Sworn-In as Mayor and City Councilman Place 2 on May 10, 2021, Yolanda P. Ramon Re-Elected as Mayor Pro-Tem
By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2021
Newly-elected Mayor Rolando Salinas and City Councilman Place 2 Elias Diaz were respectively sworn-in at the Eagle Pass City Council special meeting held on Monday, May 10, 2021 after the canvassing of the final election results of the City Officers Election of May 1, 2021 before a packed City Council Chamber audience.
Outgoing Mayor Luis E. Sifuentes presided his last City Council meeting before the swearing-in ceremony and passed the gavel of leadership to newly-elected Mayor Rolando Salinas.
Mayor Salinas acknowledged and recognized outgoing Mayor Sifuentes for his 13 years of public service to the citizens of Eagle Pass as a City Councilman and Mayor during his tenure on the Eagle Pass City Council. Salinas congratulated Sifuentes for his unselfish public service and leadership as Mayor during the “most difficult period in the history of the City of Eagle Pass, the COVID-19 pandemic.”
City Secretary Imelda B. Rodriguez administered the Oath of Office and swore-in respectively City Councilman Place 2 Elias Diaz and Mayor Rolando Salinas.
Mayor Salinas thanked all the citizens of Eagle Pass who participated in the May 1, 2021 City Officers Election and stated he looked forward to serving as Mayor for the next four years. Salinas was accompanied by his wife, Marissa Salinas, family members, friends, and supporters at the swearing-in ceremony.
Outgoing Mayor Luis E. Sifuentes was presented with several farewell gifts from City Council members and City Departments for his dedicated commitment and service to the City of Eagle Pass during the past 13 years. Sifuentes was accompanied by his wife, Cynthia Sifuentes, four children, family, friends, and supporters at the May 10 meeting. Sifuentes thanked the citizens of Eagle Pass for allowing him the opportunity to serve the community for the past 13 years as a City Councilman and Mayor.
After the ceremonies, Mayor Salinas presided over his first City Council meeting and presided over the election of a Mayor Pro-Tem among Council members. Salinas motioned to re-elect City Councilwoman Yolanda P. Ramon as Mayor Pro-Tem and Councilman William Davis seconded the motion, which was unanimously approved by the Council.
With no further business before the City Council, Mayor Salians entertained a motion to adjourn the meeting that was approved unanimously. A reception followed the meeting outside City Council Chambers.
