Goldsboro’s new mayor is officially sworn in. 

Tuesday evening, David Ham recited the Oath of Office and became the new Mayor of Goldsboro. 

Ham had been District 5 representative on the council. 

Since he is now mayor, the Goldsboro City Council will have to appoint a District 5 resident to fill that vacancy. 

Ham went through the timeline for the appointment process.

• The deadline to turn in applications is 5 PM on September 17th.
• The council will listen to presentations from qualified applicants at its meeting October 4th.
• The Goldsboro City Council will then decide if there is enough information to vote on the next District 5 council member at the October 18th meeting.

Also at Tuesday’s meeting, District 3 Councilman Taj Polack was named Mayor Pro Tem.