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Mayor Dave Cieslewicz and 20 city council members elected April 3 raised their right hands and vowed to uphold the state and federal constitutions and the city charter during a midday ceremony at City Hall.

But then Cieslewicz and 10 council members signed a statement saying they took the oath under protest because the ban approved by 59 percent of voters in November "besmirches our constitution."

They vowed to work to minimize the ban's impact and overturn it in the future.