The first Renton City Council meeting of the year started off with a celebration for the newly re-elected council members.

Council members Randy Corman, Armondo Pavone and Ruth Perez were sworn in at the Jan. 8 council meeting.

Corman and Pavone were sworn in by City Clerk Jason Seth. Perez’s parents stood beside her, as her husband, Al Ralston, swore her in.

Ruth Perez’s parents stand beside her as she is sworn into office Jan. 8. (Leah Abraham | Renton Reporter)