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Photos: Cedar Rapids City Council Swearing-in Ceremony

Jan. 2, 2020 10:22 am, Updated: Jan. 2, 2020 2:49 pm
Cedar Rapids swore in four City Council members, including new member Patrick Loeffler.
Newly elected council member Patrick Loeffler (right) takes an oath of office administered by his wife Kimberly Loeffler during a swearing-in ceremony for recently elected city council members in the council chamber at Cedar Rapids City Hall in southeast Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020. Newly elected City Council member Patrick Loeffler and returning elected council members Ann Poe, Scott Overland, and Scott Olson were sworn in during the ceremony. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Returning city council member Scott Overland kisses his wife Jan after she officiated his oath of office during a swearing-in ceremony for recently elected city council members in the council chamber at Cedar Rapids City Hall in southeast Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020. Newly elected City Council member Patrick Loeffler and returning elected council members Ann Poe, Scott Overland, and Scott Olson were sworn in during the ceremony. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Chaplain Dr. James Coyle gives the invocation during a swearing-in ceremony for recently elected city council members in the council chamber at Cedar Rapids City Hall in southeast Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020. Newly elected City Council member Patrick Loeffler and returning elected council members Ann Poe, Scott Overland, and Scott Olson were sworn in during the ceremony. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Jan Overland (left) gives the oath of office to her husband Scott Overland during a swearing-in ceremony for recently elected city council members in the council chamber at Cedar Rapids City Hall in southeast Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020. Newly elected City Council member Patrick Loeffler and returning elected council members Ann Poe, Scott Overland, and Scott Olson were sworn in during the ceremony. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Returning city council member Scott Overland speaks during a swearing-in ceremony for recently elected city council members in the council chamber at Cedar Rapids City Hall in southeast Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020. Newly elected City Council member Patrick Loeffler and returning elected council members Ann Poe, Scott Overland, and Scott Olson were sworn in during the ceremony. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Penny Olson (left) gives the oath of office to her husband Scott Olson during a swearing-in ceremony for recently elected city council members in the council chamber at Cedar Rapids City Hall in southeast Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020. Newly elected City Council member Patrick Loeffler and returning elected council members Ann Poe, Scott Overland, and Scott Olson were sworn in during the ceremony. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Returning city council member Scott Olson hugs his wife Penny after she officiated his oath of office during a swearing-in ceremony for recently elected city council members in the council chamber at Cedar Rapids City Hall in southeast Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020. Newly elected City Council member Patrick Loeffler and returning elected council members Ann Poe, Scott Overland, and Scott Olson were sworn in during the ceremony. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Returning city council member Scott Olson speaks, with his wife Penny nearby, during a swearing-in ceremony for recently elected city council members in the council chamber at Cedar Rapids City Hall in southeast Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020. Newly elected City Council member Patrick Loeffler and returning elected council members Ann Poe, Scott Overland, and Scott Olson were sworn in during the ceremony. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Returning city council member Scott Olson speaks during a swearing-in ceremony for recently elected city council members in the council chamber at Cedar Rapids City Hall in southeast Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020. Newly elected City Council member Patrick Loeffler and returning elected council members Ann Poe, Scott Overland, and Scott Olson were sworn in during the ceremony. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Returning city council member Ann Poe takes the oath of office administered by Pastor Steve Qualben during a swearing-in ceremony for recently elected city council members in the council chamber at Cedar Rapids City Hall in southeast Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020. Newly elected City Council member Patrick Loeffler and returning elected council members Ann Poe, Scott Overland, and Scott Olson were sworn in during the ceremony. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Returning city council member Ann Poe (right) signs a document after taking the oath of office administered by Pastor Steve Qualben (center) as Mayor Brad Hart looks on during a swearing-in ceremony for recently elected city council members in the council chamber at Cedar Rapids City Hall in southeast Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020. Newly elected City Council member Patrick Loeffler and returning elected council members Ann Poe, Scott Overland, and Scott Olson were sworn in during the ceremony. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Returning city council member Ann Poe speaks during a swearing-in ceremony for recently elected city council members in the council chamber at Cedar Rapids City Hall in southeast Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020. Newly elected City Council member Patrick Loeffler and returning elected council members Ann Poe, Scott Overland, and Scott Olson were sworn in during the ceremony. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Newly elected council member Patrick Loeffler (right) takes an oath of office administered by his wife Kimberly Loeffler during a swearing-in ceremony for recently elected city council members in the council chamber at Cedar Rapids City Hall in southeast Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020. Newly elected City Council member Patrick Loeffler and returning elected council members Ann Poe, Scott Overland, and Scott Olson were sworn in during the ceremony. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Newly elected council member Patrick Loeffler speaks during a swearing-in ceremony for recently elected city council members in the council chamber at Cedar Rapids City Hall in southeast Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020. Newly elected City Council member Patrick Loeffler and returning elected council members Ann Poe, Scott Overland, and Scott Olson were sworn in during the ceremony. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Cedar Rapids Mayor Brad Hart speaks of the nonpartisan nature of the city council during a swearing-in ceremony for recently elected city council members in the council chamber at Cedar Rapids City Hall in southeast Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020. Newly elected City Council member Patrick Loeffler and returning elected council members Ann Poe, Scott Overland, and Scott Olson were sworn in during the ceremony. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Cedar Rapids Mayor Brad Hart speaks during a swearing-in ceremony for recently elected city council members in the council chamber at Cedar Rapids City Hall in southeast Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020. Newly elected City Council member Patrick Loeffler and returning elected council members Ann Poe, Scott Overland, and Scott Olson were sworn in during the ceremony. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)