South El Monte : Stalemate for Water Board
With one member absent, the City Council was unable to choose between two candidates seeking to represent the city on the new San Gabriel Basin Water Quality Authority.
Council members Raul Pardo and Vera Valdiviez supported Rosemead Mayor Margaret Clark, and Councilman Jim Kelly and Mayor Art Olmos supported Rosemead Councilman Dennis McDonald. A tie-breaking vote will be cast when Councilman Albert Perez returns.
The board, an outgrowth of the passage of Proposition 128, will begin meetings in January. San Gabriel Valley cities that do not pump water, including South El Monte, will have one of five board members. Clark is currently leading in votes of support from the city councils involved.
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