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Rafaele Signoracci V, son of Cohoes 6th Ward Alderman Ralph Signoracci IV, waves to the Hon. Richard Maguire as he administers the oath of office to his father during a ceremony at City Hall Friday. (Jeff Couch / The Record )
Cohoes City Court Judge Steven J. Van Ullen, right, administers the oath of office to Mayor John Mc Donald, left, as McDonald?s wife, Renee, center, holds the Bible during a ceremony at City Hall Friday. (Jeff Couch / The Record )
COHOES ? The oaths of office taken by the re-elected city of Cohoes officials were the main focus of many people on Friday, but it was a 2 ? -year-old who stole the show at City Hall.
As 6th Ward Alderman Ralph Signoracci IV took his oath before a judge, his family, and the dozens of area residents and officials who packed the second floor meeting room, Signoracci?s son, Raffaele, decided to join his father by raising one of his hands and then waving to the judge and the amused crowd.
The emcee of the event, state Assembly Majority Leader Ron Canestrari, D-Cohoes, had pointed out earlier that Signoracci was starting his second term in elected office that other Signoraccis had also filled in years past. Mayor John McDonald, who was the last to be sworn in among the group of county legislators and city officials, observed, ?[Ralph?s son] is already campaigning.?
At the year-end event, McDonald also said that this was the first time in his tenure that there was a repeating Council of the same elected officials. They include April Kennedy, starting her third term in the 1st Ward; Fred Turcotte, starting his second term in the 2nd Ward; George Primeau, starting his 4th term in the 3rd Ward; Dianne Nolin, starting her second term in the 4th Ward; Roger Ceccucci, starting his 2nd term in the 5th Ward; and Signoracci in the 6th Ward. The mayor is starting his 4th term.
McDonald said that the dialogue the council maintains is what the job and serving the public is all about. ?We?re not always agreeing but we are getting the job done and that is the most important thing.?
Compared with when he started as mayor more than a decade ago, he felt the city was in much better shape though the last four years, due to the recession, have been difficult. In the future, he plans to further expand the residential population and increase commercial development.
?We?re changing the picture of Cohoes,? he said.
The re-elected mayor acknowledged his own three children as inspirations for his job and said he has received their honest feedback on matters on a few occasions.
?They?re what keep you going,? he said. Continued...
Source: http://troyrecord.com/articles/2011/12/31/news/doc4efeb5ec3839c901523116.txt
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