Riot at Capitol: Germantown board condemns attack, calls for 'peaceful transfer of power' Dima Amro, Memphis Commercial Appeal The Germantown Board of Mayor and Aldermen passed a resolution Monday condemning the attack on the U.S. Capitol and advocating for a "peaceful transfer of power." Germantown Mayor Mike Palazzolo said the actions from Wednesday's riot in Washington are "beyond recognition of words at times. I know I sat in this office and watched what unfolded on TV and was brought to open weeping." "The presidential election is over and our democracy demands the recognition of this fact and a peaceful transfer of power," the resolution states. "It also demands, that as Americans, during these times when our faith is tested we must move forward in love and service to our neighbors and our nation in order to bind the country’s wounds."