Dwyer Elected to 4th Term as City of Plymouth Mayor

After a unanimous decision from the new City Commission, Daniel Dwyer was elected to serve his fourth term as mayor of the City of Plymouth. 

Ed Hingelberg was unanimously voted as mayor pro-tem, replacing Mike Wright, who declined a nomination to continue his position on the commission.

City of Plymouth residents and registered voters elect city commission members in bi-annual, off-year elections. The City Commissioners then elect from its members a mayor and mayor pro-tem, who both serve two-year terms.  The mayor leads the meetings and performs other ceremonial functions. 

A commissioner must nominate a mayoral and mayor pro-tem candidate, then the commission votes.

Wright, as former mayor pro-tem, received the first nomination for mayor this term, but declined in favor of nominating Dwyer to serve once again.

"As much as I would love to join the company of mayors, along with Ron (Loiselle) and Dan, I'm more interested, as I'm sure my colleagues on the commission are, in seeing us continue to be as an effective body as we've been for the past many commissions, frankly," Wright said. "I think that's in large measure due to the leadership we've enjoyed with Dan Dwyer." 

District Judge Michael Gerou administered the oaths of office to both Dwyer and Hingelberg. 

Dwyer said the biggest, most exciting thing to focus on this term will be Central Middle School, saying he was 100 percent behind the plan to turn it into a recreational complex.