Acting Buffalo Mayor Chris Scanlon was ceremoniously sworn in as the 63rd mayor of Buffalo on Tuesday.

Scanlon has been serving as acting mayor for a little more than a month after long-time Mayor Byron Brown stepped down to take over as the new head of Western Regional OTB.

Scanlon will serve out Brown's term, which runs through the end of next year, but if he wants to serve past that, he'll have to win an election next fall.

The Erie County Democratic Committee is currently accepting applications and cover letters from anybody who wants to be mayor of Buffalo.