Granite Shoals appoints new council members and mayor pro tem
Granite Shoals City Council members Catherine Bell and Mark Henshaw were sworn in by Municipal Judge Frank Reilly during the council’s May 12 meeting. Staff photo by Maci Cottingham
Granite Shoals City Council appointed Place 5 Councilor Michael Berg as the city’s new mayor pro-tem, and swore in two council members on Tuesday, May 12.
Berg succeeds former Mayor Pro Tem Steve Hougen, who termed out of office and officially left the dais on Tuesday night. The mayor pro tem serves in the mayor’s absence and takes over if the mayor leaves the council before their term ends.
“Mr. Berg always does a lot of things behind the scenes,” Mayor Ron Munos said during the meeting, adding that he would do a wonderful job.
Hougen’s Place 4 council seat was filled by newly-elected councilor Mark Henshaw. Henshaw won out against opponent Todd Sifleet in the recent May 2 election.
Place 6 Councilor Catherine Bell and Place 2 Councilor Mike Pfister kept their seats, running unopposed in the May election.
Berg was first appointed to the council in November 2022 following the resignation of Eddie McCoy. He was elected in May 2023 and re-elected in May 2025 for his second term. He serves in Place 5 and is eligible to run for one additional term. His current term runs until May 2027, when he is next up for re-election.