Statesboro City Council kicked off the new year by welcoming its newest member in a Thursday meeting at City Hall. District 1 representative Phil Boyum, the winner of a runoff election in December, was officially sworn in Thursday and honored with a breakfast reception before the business portion of council’s first meeting in 2013. “Phil, I want to congratulate you for being willing to serve on the Statesboro City Council,” Mayor Joe Brannen said.