New year brings swearing in of city, county elected officials

Thu, 01/01/2015 - 5:05pm — Diane Dyer

City, county officials take their respective Constitutional oath of office to start the new year and their new term of office.

On Tuesday, December 30, Chief Circuit Judge Ronnie C. Dortch presided over the swearing in ceremony of the elected officials of Butler County.
“I have been on the bench since 1986 and then I was swearing in Jim Bat, Walter Chyle, and J.V. McKinney,” said Judge Dortch.

From left - First District Magistrate Stevie Givens, County Attorney Richard Deye, Sheriff Scottie Ward, Jailer Terry Fugate and Judge-Executive David Fields. Third District Magistrate Chad Tyree and Surveyor Cody Henderson are in the background.
Judge Dortch administrated the oath of office required of Section 228 of the Constitution of Kentucky to all the elected officials present. He also administrated the required special oath for the sheriff and deputies.

Various deputies take the oath of office.

In addition to the oath prescribed in the Kentucky Constitution, every sheriff takes the following oath: "I, do swear that I will do right, as well to the poor as to the rich, in all things belonging to my office as sheriff; that I will do no wrong to any one for any gift, reward or promise, nor for favor or hatred, and in all things I will faithfully and impartially execute the duties of my office according to the best of my skill and judgment, so help me God."

From left - Morgantown City Council member Ronald Givens, Mayor Billy Phelps, and Coroner Marty Jones. Second District Magistrate Johnny Tuck, Fifth District Magistrate Bobby Moore, and Fourth District Magistrate David Whittinghill are in the second row.
The following individuals were listed for swearing in:

- Butler County Judge-Executive David Fields; Kim West, Deputy Judge

- Magistrates Stevie Givens, Johnny Tuck, Chad Tyree, David Whittinghill, and Bobby Moore

- Coroner Gerald “Marty JonesII, Brian McKinney and Terry Hunt
- Surveyor Cody W. Henderson
- Constables Jody Henderson, William Mason, Tony Givens, Shawn Johnson, and Brandon Johnson
- Woodbury City Council member Joe Klass

Morgantown Mayor Billy Phelps and Judge Dortch.
- Morgantown Mayor Billy J. Phelps
- Morgantown City Council members Gary Southerland, Allen Meredith and Ronald Givens
- PVA Suzanne Brosnan and deputies

County Clerk Sherry Johnson (far right) and staff with Judge Dortch.
- County Court Clerk Sherry Johnson and deputies
- County Attorney Richard Deye
- Commonwealth Attorney Tim Coleman
- Sheriff Scottie Ward and deputies
- Trial /Master Commissioner Randall Short
- Jailer Terry Fugate, Chief Deputy Rocky Tyree, Chief Deputy Kelli Fugate, Eric Martin, Tara McMillin, Don Martin, Travis Fugate, Jack Gregory, Jeremy Johnson, Kim Bartley, Anita Price, Taylor Fugate, Erin Filback, Tim Brooks, Matt Suiter, Grover Washer, Stewart McPherson, Jeni Boyd, Dustin Embry, Tosha Engler, Merle Raymer, Ben Minton, Shanda Johnson, Rodney McMillin, Chris Reneer, Terry Hunt and Lonnie Garner.