Published on July 09, 2025
The Lakewood City Council completed its annual reorganization on July 8, selecting Cassandra Chase to serve as Lakewood’s mayor through July 2026 and naming Jeff Wood as vice mayor for the same time period.
The tradition in Lakewood and many cities of its size is for mayoral duties to rotate annually among the five members of the city council. The mayor has the same vote as any other council member in meetings, but chairs the meetings and serves as the city’s main spokesperson at public events.
This will be the first term as mayor for Cassandra Chase, who was originally elected to the city council in 2022. Her current council term runs through June 2026.
The council’s annual reorganization night started with a “Lakewood Celebrates” community gathering where expressions of thanks and appreciation were made to Todd Rogers for his work for the community during his 2024-25 mayoral term. Rogers will continue to serve as a council member for the rest of his term, which runs through June 2026.
After being selected as the new mayor, Chase presented remarks to nearly 200 people gathered in the council chambers and nearby overflow rooms.
Read Mayor Chase's full remarks(PDF, 225KB)
Mayor Chase's Remarks(PDF, 225KB)