At its annual reorganization meeting on Monday, Princeton Council members Jo Butler and Bernie Miller were sworn in for new three-year terms. Mr. Miller was elected unanimously by his colleagues to serve as Council president for the third year in a row.

Some 50 people were on hand at Witherspoon Hall to witness the ceremonies, the third since consolidation merged the former Borough and Township on January 1, 2013. Mr. Miller is a former member of Township Committee, while Ms. Butler served previously on Borough Council.

“I sit here as living proof that every vote counts,” said Ms. Butler, who was re-elected over former Township Committee member Sue Nemeth by only six votes in the Democratic primary last June. “I value and respect every single person who supported me and pledge to continue working as hard as we possibly can to make our consolidation successful.”

Mr. Miller commented that Council has moved forward during the past two years to help bring the promises of consolidation to fruition. “We’ll roll up our sleeves and continue that work through 2015, and move even further in that direction,” he said.

Mayor Liz Lempert delivered a speech listing the benefits of consolidation so far, including cost savings, better services, and a more responsive government. “There was a fear that with consolidation we’d lose our identity, compromise our values, and fail to support the downtown,” she said. “If anything, as one community, we are a stronger voice for our values and have been able to deploy extra resources for center of town improvements.”

Mentioning some of the priorities for the new year, Ms. Lempert cited continuing the discussion of the Witherspoon Street corridor and retention of its character, assessing the needs of the Fire Department, furthering the ordinance harmonization process, and working with Princeton University to develop a new campus plan. Also on her list is gaining a better understanding and use of technology.

“This April, we’ll be teaming up with the library and Tiger Labs for Princeton’s first ever municipal hackathon,” she said. “This is a call to all techies of all ages to come out for an all-nighter to work on harnessing technology to address municipal challenges.”

Referencing struggles within Council during the past year, Ms. Lempert said “Of course, we may face discord; 2014 certainly had its share. We have weathered those storms and we have moved on.”

Council members were given the opportunity to speak during the meeting, and most thanked each other and the municipal staff for their work during the year. Jenny Crumiller took the opportunity to urge the public to get in touch with the governing body through email. “I’d really like to hear from you,” she said.

Just one member of the public rose to speak during the public comment portion of the meeting. The owner of Amigo Taxi company asked the Council to look into the issue of unlicensed taxis operating in town. While he did not mention companies by name, he was talking about operations such as Uber, which is a ride-sharing company that uses a smartphone app to arrange rides and is operating in Princeton, along with many other cities and towns across the country.

Ms. Lempert told him that Princeton’s public safety committee is expected to take action on the issue within about a month.