BRUNSWICK, Ohio — Brunswick Mayor Ron Falconi and city council persons at-large Joe Delsanter, Kristy Piper and Tim Smith officially began their new terms in office with their respective swearings-in at Brunswick City Hall Dec. 29.
Falconi, who defeated challenger Christopher Farrenholz in the Nov. 4 General Election to assume his third term in office, was sworn in by Nancy Abbott, former chairwoman of the Medina County Republican Party.
A Northeast Ohio native, attorney and former Brunswick councilman at large, Falconi is also the first Filipino-American mayor in Ohio.
Delsanter, Piper and Smith ran unopposed in the 2025 General Election.
Piper, a music educator with the Brunswick City Schools since 2000 is currently a general music teacher at Huntington Elementary and serves as vice president of the Brunswick Education Association. This marks the start of Piper’s second term in office.
Following her oath administered in by 9th Ohio District Appellate Judge Betty Sutton, Piper thanked her family and fellow council members, adding that “some great things for the community” were accomplished over the past four years. She said these included the construction of the city’s new fire station, an inclusive playground at Neura Park and a number of new parks trails, along with partnering with community groups and state leaders to halt a mandate to construct an interchange on Interstate 71 that would have displaced a number of Brunswick and Strongsville homeowners.
“I am looking forward so much for our parks master plan, and I am happy we could help the Homes Not Highways group,” Piper said. “It’s an honor to serve all of you in the city.”
Smith stood with his wife, Gayle, and their three grandchildren as he was sworn in by Ohio Rep. Melanie Miller (R-Ashland). A former Medina County commissioner, Brunswick city councilman and Brunswick economic development manager, this marks the second term of Smith’s current city council membership.
After thanking residents and his family for their support, he noted that he will be 80 years old at the end of this term.
“Maybe I’ll slow down then,” he laughed before adding. “This is the best council I’ve dealt with. They are very supportive of the city and that’s how I count it.”
Delsanter, a 32-year Brunswick resident, has been a member of council since 2003. He too was sworn into office by Miller, and he thanked voters and his family for their “constant support and sometimes aggravation that comes with the business of politics.”
“After 23 years I can say Brunswick is a much better place than when I started – and that took the dedication of many more people than me,” Delsanter said. “[Thank you to] the administration and our [state and federal] representatives who [ensure] we are not alone.”
Miller also presented a special recognition to Brunswick Area Television Manager Tom Keppler Jr., whom she called “a rock start for Brunswick” in the broadcasting industry.
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