{"id":7844,"date":"2025-06-24T01:49:01","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T01:49:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/princetonillinois.com\/?p=7844"},"modified":"2025-06-24T01:49:01","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T01:49:01","slug":"peru-swears-in-new-city-clerk-jamey-mertel-shaw-local","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/princetonillinois.com\/?p=7844","title":{"rendered":"Peru swears in new City Clerk \u2018Jamey\u2019 Mertel – Shaw Local"},"content":{"rendered":"


(From left) 4th Ward Alderman Jim Lukosus, 3rd Ward Alderman Mike Sapienza, City Clerk James \u201cJamey\u201d Mertel, Mayor Ken Kolowski, 2nd Ward Alderman Jason Edgcomb and 1st Ward Alderman Bob Tieman were all sworn in Monday, April 21, 2025, at the Peru City Council meeting. <\/span>(Maribeth Wilson)
Peru<\/a>\u2019s new city clerk, a former alderman, said he is looking forward to working with the city\u2019s citizens and businesses over the next four years.
James \u201cJamey\u201d Mertel was sworn in during Monday\u2019s Peru City Council<\/a> meeting. He succeeds Dave Barley, who announced he would not be seeking reelection<\/a> last year. Bartley has served as city clerk since 2009.
Mertel, a lifelong Peru resident, served as alderman for eight years, was a former president of Peru Girls Softball and is a member of the Peru Board of Fire and Police Commissioners.
\u201cI\u2019m grateful for the opportunity to serve as city clerk,\u201d he said.
The city also swore in Mayor Ken Kolowski as well as four aldermen Bob Tieman, Jason Edgcomb, Mike Sapienza and Jim Lukosus. Edgcomb was the lone alderman who was contested in the April 1 election.
Kolowski said he was honored for all the support he\u2019s received and is excited for the next four years. Kolowski was contested by Doug Bernabei.
\u201cI\u2019ve learned so much from my team the last four years and I know we can do better,\u201d he said. \u201cSo, we\u2019re going to keep moving forward and continue what we\u2019re doing but also keep getting better.\u201d
Former City Clerk Dave Bartley swears in new City Clerk James “Jamey” Mertel on Monday, April 21, 2025, during the Peru City Council meeting. Bartley announced last year he would not be seeking reelection. Bartley has served as city clerk since 2009. <\/span>(Maribeth Wilson)
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(From left) 4th Ward Alderman Jim Lukosus, 3rd Ward Alderman Mike Sapienza, City Clerk James \u201cJamey\u201d Mertel, Mayor Ken Kolowski, 2nd Ward Alderman Jason Edgcomb and 1st Ward Alderman Bob Tieman were all sworn in Monday, April 21, 2025, at the Peru City Council meeting. (Maribeth Wilson)Peru\u2019s new city clerk, a former alderman, said he is looking forward to working<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7844","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t