On December 1, 2025, Fayetteville, North Carolina, held its City Council inauguration at the J.W. Seabrook Auditorium at Fayetteville State University. Mayor Mitch Colvin and council members from all nine districts took their oaths of office for two-year terms.
At the following council meeting, Derrick Thompson was appointed mayor pro tem by a 6–4 vote. As mayor pro tem, Thompson will fill in for the mayor when needed during his term. Council members Deno Hondros, Shaun McMillan, Antonio Jones, and Lynne Greene voted against his appointment…