Mayor Celebrates Birthday with City Council

Cake, sparklers for Mayor Jerry Fiala

Posted Wed, Jul 11, 2012 at 11:03 pm ET|Updated Thu, Jul 12, 2012 at 2:54 am ET

For the first time in this reporter's career members of sang happy birthday and served cake to celebrate the birthday of a sitting mayor.

Kent Mayor Jerry Fiala blew out the candles on a surprise chocolate birthday cake Wednesday prior to the start of council's meeting.

Fiala said he'd been bombarded with well-wishes throughout the day Wednesday.

"This is the longest birthday ever," he said.

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