Newly Elected Fairfield Officials Sworn In To Office

FAIRFIELD, Conn. - With friends and supporters cheering them on, the newly elected and re-elected officials were sworn in Monday night in a small ceremony at Fairfield Warde High School.

Fairfield Town Clerk Betsy Brown swears in the new members of the Board of Education.
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Fairfield First Selectman Michael Tetreau is the master of ceremonies at Monday night's swearing-in ceremony of the newly elected town officials.
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Newly elected members of Fairfield's Board of Finance make their way up the stairs to be sworn in by Town Clerk Betsy Browne.
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Members of Fairfield's Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Sea Scouts, Weblos and Cub Scouts lead the assembled in the Pledge of Allegiance.
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The Fairfield Police Department is represented at the ceremony with several members joining the color guard.
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The Fairfield Fire Department is represented at the ceremony with several members joining the color guard.
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Fairfield RTM representative for District 2 Keith Varian brings his two children up on stage for the swearing in.
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Friends and family join Fairfield's First Selectman Michael Tetreau in cheering and congratulating those being sworn in to office.
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by Alissa Smith

11/20/2013 5:00 a.m.

The 129 officials were sworn in to office by Town Clerk Betsy Browne by office, including the members of the Board of Finance and Board of Education as well as the constables and all 50 members of the Fairfield Representative Town Meeting.

"Congratulations to all the newly elected officials, and i look forward to working with you in the next term," Browne said.

Afterward, Fairfield First Selectman Michael Tetreau welcomed them to public service.

"That now makes it official for all the candidates. You guys can get to work in about 15 minutes," Tetreau said to laughter from those assembled in the auditorium.

"This truly is one team for one town," he said. "We're all working together here, for the benefit of all our citizens."

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