Montville — The Montville Town Council began a new session Monday night, but little was new about the faces around the table in council chambers.

At its first meeting since the Nov. 2 election, the council handled the formal appointments of its seven members: one new and six returning.

All five Democrats on the council won their re-election bids last week: returning council Chairman Joseph W. Jaskiewicz III, William “Billy” Caron, Chuck Longton, Tim May and Laura L. Tanner took back their familiar seats Monday night.

Kathleen Pollard, a councilor who formerly represented the Independence for Montville party, returned Monday, this time as a Republican.

Jaskiewicz said the results of the election were an affirmation that the people of Montville approve of the job they had done in the last two-year session.

“We showed them we did a good job; I really believe that,” Jaskiewicz said.

The only person not at the table Monday night was Thomas McNally, the former Republican councilor who ran for mayor against Mayor Ronald McDaniel and lost Tuesday.

McNally, who said he planned to stay involved in town politics, sat at the back of the council chambers Monday night.

McNally will be replaced as one of two minority members on the council by Republican Joseph Rogulski, who was elected last week to the body’s seventh spot with 1,452 votes.

Rogulski focused his campaign on his plans to make Montville more transparent and friendly to business.

He said Monday that he felt welcomed on the council and is looking forward to getting to work.

“I just want to have a good two years of helping Montville,” he said.

Former Connecticut Secretary of State Susan Bysiewicz led the swearing-in ceremony for McDaniel and the councilors.

“Tonight is a celebration of public service,” she said.

The council also re-appointed Agnes Miyuki, who has served as the council minute-taker for two terms, and rehired New London law firm Suisman Shapiro as the town attorney.

m.shanahan@theday.com