City Commission swears in at-large members

The Sarasota City Commission capped off election week by swearing in its newest member and one familiar face as the board s two at-large members, as well as bidding a fond farewell to Mayor Debbie Trice.During a special statutory meeting on Friday, Flo Entler joined two-term incumbent Jen Ahearn-Koch at the dais as Trice, who did not run for re-election after one term, exits to begin what she called her second retirement after being awarded the usual accoutrements and delivering the traditional state of the city address, this one in the form of a video she narrated.Jen Ahearn-Koch (left) and Flo Entler are sworn in as at-large Sarasota city commissioners.Photo by Andrew WarfieldShortly after Entler and Ahearn-Koch were sworn in, last year s Vice Mayor Kathy Kelley Ohlrich was selected as mayor by commissioners and Ahearn-Koch was named vice mayor.Commissioners remarks were generally tinged with the reality that the approval of Amendment 3 will present significant budgetary challenge