BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) — On Tuesday, longtime public servant Dan Brady won the Bloomington mayoral seat, beating out incumbent Mboka Mwilambwe and Ward 6 Alderman Cody Hendricks.

He said he his honored at the opportunity to serve his hometown. Brady wants his transition into office to be as smooth as possible.

The former state representative is eager to have discussions and implement measures to ensure public safety. Brady wants to continue working on existing projects like the downtown streetscape.

Overall, this transition includes talking to department heads and seeing which staff members stay and which ones leave.

“You know, there’s some city staff that are employees under different union contracts. Other city staff, that’s administrative staff,” said the former county coroner. “We want to keep, obviously, good experienced workers there to help make sure the transition is smooth and they have a history with the city. And we definitely want people there as employees that remember that customers first are the citizens of Bloomington.”

Brady and the new council members will be sworn in on May 1. That’s when the city starts its fiscal year.

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