REGION : Councils Pick Mayors and Mayors Pro Tem
Several city councils have recently completed their annual ritual of naming new mayors and mayors pro tem to serve for the next year.
Mayors have no more voting power than other council members. They preside over council meetings, sign new laws and resolutions, and represent the council at community events. When they are absent, mayors pro tem take over those duties.
The new Santa Fe Springs mayor is scheduled to be chosen tonight, the La Habra Heights mayor will be selected May 11, and Downey’s new mayor will be selected in June.
Mayors in Compton and Long Beach are elected by voters. The Lynwood and Montebello councils selected mayors after municipal elections last November. In Whittier, mayors are appointed in even-numbered years and serve two-year terms.
Recent mayoral changes:
City Mayor Mayor Pro Tem Bellflower Randy Bomgaars Ray T. Smith Cerritos Grace Hu Sherman R. Kappe Hawaiian Gardens Robert G. Canada Kathleen M. Navejas Lakewood Wayne Piercy Robert G. Wagner La Mirada David Peters Wayne Rew Norwalk Judith Brennan Gordon Stefenhagen Paramount Henry Harkema Manuel E. Guillen Pico Rivera Garth G. Gardner John G. Chavez Signal Hill Sara Hanlon Gerard Goedhart
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