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    Members of the Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Honor Guard march into the Meeting Chamber prior to the Board of County Commissioners' swearing-in ceremony at the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center on December 3, 2012. David T. Foster III-dtfoster@charlotteobserver.com
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    Members of the Mecklenburg County Board of County Commissioners, along with family and friends, participate in the swearing-in ceremony in the Meeting Chamber of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center on December 3, 2012. David T. Foster III-dtfoster@charlotteobserver.com
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    Members of the Mecklenburg County Board of County Commissioners, along with family and friends, participate in the swearing-in ceremony in the Meeting Chamber of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center on December 3, 2012. David T. Foster III-dtfoster@charlotteobserver.com
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    Mecklenburg County Board of County Commissioner Chair Pat Cotham (left) recites the oath as her daughter NC Rep. Tricia Cotham holds the Bible during the swearing-in ceremony in the Meeting Chamber of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center on December 3, 2012. David T. Foster III-dtfoster@charlotteobserver.com
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    Mecklenburg County Board of County Commissioners Chair Pat Cotham (center) receives congratulations after being sworn-in in the Meeting Chamber of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center on December 3, 2012. David T. Foster III-dtfoster@charlotteobserver.com
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    Friends and family members take photos and watch the swearing-in ceremony of the Mecklenburg County Board of County Commissioners in the Meeting Chamber of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center on December 3, 2012. David T. Foster III-dtfoster@charlotteobserver.com
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    Mecklenburg County Board of County Commissioners Chair Pat Cotham smiles after the swearing-in ceremony in the Meeting Chamber of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center on December 3, 2012. David T. Foster III-dtfoster@charlotteobserver.com
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    Mecklenburg County Board of County Commissioners Chair Pat Cotham (left) receives the gavel from temporary chair Dumont Clarke (standing) as Commissioner Trevor M. Fuller applauds after the swearing-in ceremony in the Meeting Chamber of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center on December 3, 2012. David T. Foster III-dtfoster@charlotteobserver.com
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    Mecklenburg County Board of County Commissioners Chair Pat Cotham (right) shares a laugh with Commission Vice-Chair Kim Ratliff after the swearing-in ceremony in the Meeting Chamber of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center on December 3, 2012. David T. Foster III-dtfoster@charlotteobserver.com
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    Mecklenburg County Board of County Commissioners Chair Pat Cotham (right) congratulates Commissioner Kim Ratliff on being voted Vice-Chair after being sworn-in in the Meeting Chamber of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center on December 3, 2012. David T. Foster III-dtfoster@charlotteobserver.com
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    New members of the Mecklenburg County Board of County Commissioners including Vice-Chair Kim M. Ratliff (left), Chair Pat Cotham (center), Commissioner Trevor M. Fuller, and Commissioner Matthew Ridenhour, after the swearing-in ceremony in the Meeting Chamber of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center on December 3, 2012. David T. Foster III-dtfoster@charlotteobserver.com
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