Changing of the guard as new Maricopa council members take seats
By Raquel Hendrickson | inMaricopa
In the words of new Vice Mayor Marvin Brown, it was “a very emotional evening.”
Before a packed house – and Santa – a new city council was sworn in Tuesday and a long-time community leader stepped aside after 11 years. Edward Farrell II, a founding board member at incorporation and the city’s first mayor, was given a sendoff by all of Maricopa’s mayors.
“This has been the most humbling experience of my life,” Farrell said of his time on council as his mother Alma recorded the proceedings on her phone. “No more meetings,” he told his twins. “Dad’s coming home for good.”