EDMONDS—The public is invited to the swearing-in of Edmonds Mayor-Elect Mike Rosen for 2 p.m. on Saturday, December 30, at the Asian Service Center located at 22727 Hwy 99 in Edmonds. A reception hosted by the Asian Service Center will immediately follow the ceremony.

Lynnwood Mayor Christine Frizzell will administer Rosen’s oath to office.

For those unable to make Saturday’s swearing-in, a ceremonial oath will also be performed on Tuesday, January 2, 2024, at The Edmonds City Council’s first meeting of the year; however, until Saturday’s event, there will not be a reception. Edmonds Municipal Court Judge Whitney Rivera will administer the oath om January 2.

Rosen, a first-time candidate, defeated incumbent Mike Nelson for the City’s Chief Executive in the 2023 General Election with a vote of 54.80%. He ran on a four pillars platform: “protecting our families, protecting this place, protecting our money, and building trust in our local government.”

Rosen is a retired public relations and marketing executive. He was Deputy Executive Director for the American Heart Association in Seattle, Past Chair of the Edmonds Planning Board, Vice President Edmonds Center for the Arts, member of the Save the Edmonds Chamber Task Force, founding Board member of Edmonds Civic Roundtable, past Board member Operation Military Family, and former Washington Department of Corrections advisor.

Rosen will be assuming office precisely at midnight on the morning of January 1, 2024.