Angel Taveras Sworn In As Providence Mayor
Just after midnight Monday morning, Angel Taveras, Providence's first Hispanic Mayor, was sworn in during a private ceremony with friends and family at his home.
Taveras, 40, will also take part in several events on Monday to mark his inauguration as the city's Mayor. They include an interfaith breakfast Monday morning, followed by the swearing-in of the Providence City Council, in Council Chambers, at noon.
The public inauguration event will take place at 1:30 Monday afternoon, on the steps of City Hall in Kennedy Plaza.
The early morning ceremony marked the official transfer of power from the outgoing David Cicilline administration. Cicilline will be taking his new seat as a state Congressman this week.
ABC6 Reporter Erica Ricci caught up with Mayor Taveras for a one-on-one interview after Monday's inauguration, and has the details from Providence.
PRESS
RELEASE
EMBARGOED
UNTIL:
10AM
,
January
3,
2011
Contacts:
David
Ortiz,
Press
Secretary
401-‐241-‐3887
(cell)
dortiz@providenceri.com
Taveras
Sworn
In
As
37th
Mayor
of
Providence
Providence,
RI
–
Angel
Taveras
was
sworn
in
at
12:01
this
morning
as
Providence's
37th
Mayor,
in
a
private
ceremony
with
family
and
friends
at
his
home
in
the
city's
Mount
Pleasant
neighborhood.
Taveras,
40,
a
Dominican-‐American
lawyer
raised
in
Providence
by
a
single
mother,
became
Rhode
Island's
first
Latino
mayor
after
winning
more
than
82
percent
of
the
vote
on
Election
Day.
Mayor
Taveras,
a
Democrat,
said
he
will
focus
his
administration
on
job
creation
and
economic
development,
city
services,
public
safety,
public
education,
and
on
transparency
and
fiscal
responsibility.
Taveras
has
been
actively
preparing
his
administration
to
assume
the
Mayoral
office.
Since
winning
the
election
on
November
2,
Mayor
Taveras
has
assembled
his
senior
leadership
team,
nominated
a
Public
Safety
Commissioner
and
laid
the
groundwork
to
launch
a
national
search
for
a
new
Economic
Development
Director
immediately
upon
taking
office.
The
early
morning
swearing-‐in
served
as
the
official
transition
of
power
in
the
City
of
Providence.
Providence
Probate
Court
Judge
John
E.
Martinelli
administered
the
oath
of
office.
Taveras'
mother
and
sister
held
the
family
Bible
on
which
Taveras
placed
his
palm
while
reciting
the
oath
of
office.
Taveras
began
his
first
morning
as
Mayor
at
an
Interfaith
Breakfast
from
8:30
to
10AM
at
the
Providence
Career
and
Technical
Academy.
More
than
200
local
faith
leaders
attended
the
prayer
service
and
breakfast.
Mayor
Taveras'
public
inauguration
will
take
place
today
at
1:30
PM
on
the
steps
of
City
Hall,
in
front
of
an
anticipated
crowd
of
several
hundred
Providence
residents,
dignitaries
and
invited
guests.
The
ceremony
is
free
and
open
to
the
public.
Myrth
York,
a
former
Rhode
Island
State
Senator
and
Democratic
nominee
for
Rhode
Island
Governor
who
served
as
chairwoman
of
Mayor
Taveras'
campaign
and
as
a
co-‐chair
of
the
Mayor's
transition
team,
will
serve
as
the
Inauguration's
Master
of
Ceremonies.
The
Providence
Fire
Department
and
Providence
Police
Department
Honor
Guard
will
conduct
the
Presentation
of
Colors.
The
Rev.
Raymond
Tetreault,
a
former
pastor
at
St.
Michael
the
Archangel,
will
give
the
Invocation.
-‐more-‐
The
Pledge
of
Allegiance
will
be
led
by
the
third
grade
class
from
Mary
Fogarty
Elementary
School,
in
honor
of
Mayor
Taveras'
third
grade
teacher
Mrs.
Dorothy
Donaldson
and
all
of
the
teachers
who
serve
the
children
in
the
City
of
Providence.
The
National
Anthem
will
be
sung
by
Inspector
Luis
Del
Rio
of
the
Providence
Police
Department.
Governor-‐elect
Lincoln
Chafee
will
deliver
greetings.
Amber
Rose
Johnston,
a
Classical
High
School
senior
and
2010
Poetry
Out
Loud
National
Champion,
will
recite
Richard
Wilbur's
poem,
“On
Freedom's
Ground.”
The
oath
of
office
will
be
administered
by
Mayor
Taveras'
uncle,
The
Honorable
Rafael
A.
Ovalles,
Judge
of
the
Rhode
Island
District
Court.
Following
the
public
oath
of
office,
Taveras
will
deliver
his
inaugural
address.
Through
the
lens
of
his
personal
experience,
Mayor
Taveras'
inaugural
address
will
reinforce
the
priorities
of
his
administration,
chief
among
them
revitalizing
the
City's
economic
development
effort,
transforming
Providence
public
schools,
and
reforming
City
finances.
Mayor
Taveras
will
reinforce
the
urgency
of
fiscal
responsibility
and
acknowledge
that
solving
the
City's
budget
crisis
will
require
both
sacrifice
and
cooperation.
The
ceremony
will
conclude
with
a
benediction
offered
by
Brown
University's
chaplain,
the
Reverend
Janet
M.
Cooper
Nelson.
Following
the
inauguration,
Mayor
Taveras
will
hold
a
reception
inside
City
Hall
from
3
to
4PM.
The
reception
is
free
and
open
to
the
public.
At
7PM,
the
Mayor
will
host
an
inaugural
celebration
for
more
than
1,500
pre-‐registered
guests
in
the
Rhode
Island
Convention
Center's
Grand
Ballroom.
The
celebration
is
free,
and
all
tickets
were
taken
during
public
pre-‐registration;
no
more
tickets
are
available.
The
Taveras
team
has
raised
$110,000
in
private
donations
to
fund
the
inauguration.
The
team
raised
the
funds
so
as
to
avoid
using
taxpayer
dollars
to
finance
inauguration
festivities.
On
Jan.
7,
Inaugural
Neighborhood
Celebrations
will
be
held
at
the
schools
Mayor
Taveras
attended
as
a
student
growing
up
in
Providence.
On
that
day,
the
Mayor
will
visit
Mary
Fogarty
Elementary
School
at
3PM;
Roger
Williams
Middle
School
at
4PM,
Nathanael
Greene
Middle
School
at
5PM
and
Classical
High
School
at
6PM.
All
of
the
Neighborhood
Celebrations
are
free
and
open
to
the
public,
and
will
offer
entertainment
and
alcohol-‐free
refreshments.
RELEASE
EMBARGOED
UNTIL:
10AM
,
January
3,
2011
Contacts:
David
Ortiz,
Press
Secretary
401-‐241-‐3887
(cell)
dortiz@providenceri.com
Taveras
Sworn
In
As
37th
Mayor
of
Providence
Providence,
RI
–
Angel
Taveras
was
sworn
in
at
12:01
this
morning
as
Providence's
37th
Mayor,
in
a
private
ceremony
with
family
and
friends
at
his
home
in
the
city's
Mount
Pleasant
neighborhood.
Taveras,
40,
a
Dominican-‐American
lawyer
raised
in
Providence
by
a
single
mother,
became
Rhode
Island's
first
Latino
mayor
after
winning
more
than
82
percent
of
the
vote
on
Election
Day.
Mayor
Taveras,
a
Democrat,
said
he
will
focus
his
administration
on
job
creation
and
economic
development,
city
services,
public
safety,
public
education,
and
on
transparency
and
fiscal
responsibility.
Taveras
has
been
actively
preparing
his
administration
to
assume
the
Mayoral
office.
Since
winning
the
election
on
November
2,
Mayor
Taveras
has
assembled
his
senior
leadership
team,
nominated
a
Public
Safety
Commissioner
and
laid
the
groundwork
to
launch
a
national
search
for
a
new
Economic
Development
Director
immediately
upon
taking
office.
The
early
morning
swearing-‐in
served
as
the
official
transition
of
power
in
the
City
of
Providence.
Providence
Probate
Court
Judge
John
E.
Martinelli
administered
the
oath
of
office.
Taveras'
mother
and
sister
held
the
family
Bible
on
which
Taveras
placed
his
palm
while
reciting
the
oath
of
office.
Taveras
began
his
first
morning
as
Mayor
at
an
Interfaith
Breakfast
from
8:30
to
10AM
at
the
Providence
Career
and
Technical
Academy.
More
than
200
local
faith
leaders
attended
the
prayer
service
and
breakfast.
Mayor
Taveras'
public
inauguration
will
take
place
today
at
1:30
PM
on
the
steps
of
City
Hall,
in
front
of
an
anticipated
crowd
of
several
hundred
Providence
residents,
dignitaries
and
invited
guests.
The
ceremony
is
free
and
open
to
the
public.
Myrth
York,
a
former
Rhode
Island
State
Senator
and
Democratic
nominee
for
Rhode
Island
Governor
who
served
as
chairwoman
of
Mayor
Taveras'
campaign
and
as
a
co-‐chair
of
the
Mayor's
transition
team,
will
serve
as
the
Inauguration's
Master
of
Ceremonies.
The
Providence
Fire
Department
and
Providence
Police
Department
Honor
Guard
will
conduct
the
Presentation
of
Colors.
The
Rev.
Raymond
Tetreault,
a
former
pastor
at
St.
Michael
the
Archangel,
will
give
the
Invocation.
-‐more-‐
The
Pledge
of
Allegiance
will
be
led
by
the
third
grade
class
from
Mary
Fogarty
Elementary
School,
in
honor
of
Mayor
Taveras'
third
grade
teacher
Mrs.
Dorothy
Donaldson
and
all
of
the
teachers
who
serve
the
children
in
the
City
of
Providence.
The
National
Anthem
will
be
sung
by
Inspector
Luis
Del
Rio
of
the
Providence
Police
Department.
Governor-‐elect
Lincoln
Chafee
will
deliver
greetings.
Amber
Rose
Johnston,
a
Classical
High
School
senior
and
2010
Poetry
Out
Loud
National
Champion,
will
recite
Richard
Wilbur's
poem,
“On
Freedom's
Ground.”
The
oath
of
office
will
be
administered
by
Mayor
Taveras'
uncle,
The
Honorable
Rafael
A.
Ovalles,
Judge
of
the
Rhode
Island
District
Court.
Following
the
public
oath
of
office,
Taveras
will
deliver
his
inaugural
address.
Through
the
lens
of
his
personal
experience,
Mayor
Taveras'
inaugural
address
will
reinforce
the
priorities
of
his
administration,
chief
among
them
revitalizing
the
City's
economic
development
effort,
transforming
Providence
public
schools,
and
reforming
City
finances.
Mayor
Taveras
will
reinforce
the
urgency
of
fiscal
responsibility
and
acknowledge
that
solving
the
City's
budget
crisis
will
require
both
sacrifice
and
cooperation.
The
ceremony
will
conclude
with
a
benediction
offered
by
Brown
University's
chaplain,
the
Reverend
Janet
M.
Cooper
Nelson.
Following
the
inauguration,
Mayor
Taveras
will
hold
a
reception
inside
City
Hall
from
3
to
4PM.
The
reception
is
free
and
open
to
the
public.
At
7PM,
the
Mayor
will
host
an
inaugural
celebration
for
more
than
1,500
pre-‐registered
guests
in
the
Rhode
Island
Convention
Center's
Grand
Ballroom.
The
celebration
is
free,
and
all
tickets
were
taken
during
public
pre-‐registration;
no
more
tickets
are
available.
The
Taveras
team
has
raised
$110,000
in
private
donations
to
fund
the
inauguration.
The
team
raised
the
funds
so
as
to
avoid
using
taxpayer
dollars
to
finance
inauguration
festivities.
On
Jan.
7,
Inaugural
Neighborhood
Celebrations
will
be
held
at
the
schools
Mayor
Taveras
attended
as
a
student
growing
up
in
Providence.
On
that
day,
the
Mayor
will
visit
Mary
Fogarty
Elementary
School
at
3PM;
Roger
Williams
Middle
School
at
4PM,
Nathanael
Greene
Middle
School
at
5PM
and
Classical
High
School
at
6PM.
All
of
the
Neighborhood
Celebrations
are
free
and
open
to
the
public,
and
will
offer
entertainment
and
alcohol-‐free
refreshments.
