Southeast Area : Councils Choose Mayors

More mayors have been chosen in area cities following last month’s elections:

Montebello: Councilman William M. Molinari has been appointed by his colleagues to serve as mayor for the next year. Molinari, an electrical contractor first elected to the council in 1982, succeeds Councilman Art Payan. At the same time, Councilman Arnold M. Glasman, an attorney elected for the first time last fall, was chosen to succeed Molinari as mayor pro tem.

Commerce: James B. Dimas Sr. has been reappointed to another one-year term as mayor by his fellow City Council members. Dimas, a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy assigned to personnel administration, won a fourth council term in last month’s election. Councilman Michael V. Guerra was appointed mayor pro tem, succeeding Councilman Robert J. Cornejo.

Maywood: Thomas Engle, who has been on the council since 1980, has been unanimously appointed to the one-year term of mayor by council colleagues. Henry Santiago was chosen mayor pro tem. Maywood did not hold an election in April because there were no challengers to two City Council seats, the city clerk and treasurer.