By Linden Wilson, Assistant Editor
Tuesday afternoon atbrSouthlake Town Hall, the city council held a swearing-in ceremony for its threebrincoming members. BrandonbrBledsoe, Laura Hilland newcomer RandybrWilliamson took turns standing at the podium with their families as theybrrecited oaths promising to faithfully execute the duties of their positions.
Brandon, an incumbent with more than seven years ofbrexperience serving Southlake residents, has lived in the city since 1998 andbrhas two children with his wife, Juli; he will continue to serve place 3. Laura,bra city council veteran who served from 2004 until her term limit in 2011, isbrtaking over place 5 from outgoingbrcouncil member Jeff Wang. Laura has lived in Southlake since 1997 andbrhas three children with her husband, Joe. Randy will assume thebrresponsibilities for place 4, previously held by Al Zito. Randy moved to Southlake seven yearsbrago and has been actively involved in the community as a member of thebrSouthlake Program for the Involvement of Neighborhoods, the Parks andbrRecreation board and as a Planning and Zoning commissioner. He has fourbrchildren with his wife, Amy.
Thisbryear's election was canceled in March after the discovery that all candidatesbrwere running unopposed, effectively saving the city of Southlake tens ofbrthousands of dollars. The first city council meeting for the newly sworn-in council members will be held May 21.
Linden Wilson, a San Antonio native, graduated from the University of Missouri's School of Journalism. Her work has appeared in San Antonio Magazine, Mpls.St.Paul Magazine, Steamboat Magazine and on MSN UK. She enjoys writing about lifestyle, culture and style, and sorry Dallas — she is a die-hard Spurs fan. Send Linden an email: .