Mayor Anne McCaffrey will be sworn in before a special meeting of the Common Council at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Palace Theatre.

Although McCaffrey officially took the reigns of the city early Monday morning, public swearing in ceremonies are commonplace for officials who take office suddenly, as was the case for McCaffrey, who was pushed to the city's top spot less than a week ago when Mayor Mike Tucker resigned suddenly.

McCaffrey has had a busy few days in office, appointing Joe Kibler as Common Council President on Monday, announcing Tuesday that the city would auction off the mayor's car, and declaring Wednesday that the city's credit cards would be canceled and replaced with another type of procurement system.

She has also suggested that the city should attempt to tackle the pothole problem earlier than usual due to the scope of the issue.

Response to McCaffrey's actions on social media and in the public has been overwhelmingly positive.

The new mayor still has to appoint a 2nd Ward alderman to fill her old post. She has said she would take applications for the spot until Friday. Applicants must be Republicans living in the 2nd Ward. The decision of who to appoint is McCaffrey's alone, not subject to Common Council approval.

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