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Zak voted Bessemer mayor, new city council sworn in

By IAN MINIELLY

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BESSEMER - After the swearing in of the new city council Thursday in Bessemer, Gogebic County Sheriff's Department deputy Adam Zak was elected mayor 5-0 and Allen Archie was elected mayor pro tempore.

With that bit of housecleaning done, the new council began discussing rules of conduct that will dictate how meetings are conducted for the next two years.

Zak was the top vote-getter in the recent election.

During the final month of the last council's reign, the public outcry over rules governing public comment were questioned and allowing the pu...