The two councilors were sworn in as president and vice president on Jan. 8.

Another year, another leadership team for the Medford City Council.

Councilor John Falco Jr. was sworn in as president of the City Council, and Councilor Breanna Lungo-Koehn was sworn in as vice president, at the Jan. 8 regular meeting.

Falco replaces Councilor Richard Caraviello, who held the role of president for two years in a row, and Lungo-Koehn replaces Councilor Fred Dello Russo, who was vice president last year.

Councilors voted unanimously for Falco and Lungo-Koehn to serve in their new roles. Falco voted “present” for president, effectively abstaining from the vote, and Lungo-Koehn voted “present” for vice president, resulting in a vote of 6-0 in favor of both candidates.

Falco is one of the council’s newest members, currently serving his second term in the body. Lungo-Koehn was first elected in 2001.

In accepting his new role as president, Falco thanked Caraviello for his past leadership, the other councilors and his own family. Falco emphasized the importance of civility, working together and “assuming positive intent.”

“During my presidency, I promise to be fair and impartial, and I look forward to working with each and every one of you and everyone who comes before the City Council,” he said.

Lungo-Koehn, herself a former president of the council, thanked her colleagues and wished Falco good luck as president.

“I think this council, the seven of us, have really worked very well together,” she said. “We’ve got a lot done, and we’ve made a lot of positive changes.”

The president of the City Council is responsible for calling meetings, presiding at meetings and maintaining order. The vice president assumes those duties in the absence of the president. Neither the president nor the vice president has more voting power than the other councilors.

The president and vice president, do, however, receive a higher salary than the others. In Fiscal Year 2019, the president will receive $32,550 and the vice president will receive $30,640, compared to $29,359.80 for the other councilors, according to the city budget.