Newly appointed La Canada Flintridge mayor David Spence speaks to the attendees to the city council meeting at Council Chambers in La Canada Flintridge on Monday, March 21, 2011. This term marks Spence’s fifth as mayor of La Canada Flintridge. (Tim Berger/Staff Photographer)
Mayor Donald Voss sets down the glass gavel he was given to commemorate his mayoral leadership of La Canada Flintridge for the past year at Council Chambers in La Canada Flintridge on Monday, March 21, 2011. (Tim Berger/Staff Photographer)
Newly appointed Mayor Pro Tem Stephen Del Guercio smiles as he is announced his new position at Council Chambers in La Canada Flintridge on Monday, March 21, 2011. (Tim Berger/Staff Photographer)
Former Mayor Pro Tem Gregory Brown, with certificates of appreciation under his arm, steps away from the dais for the last time as his term ends at Council Chambers in La Canada Flintridge on Monday, March 21, 2011. (Tim Berger/Staff Photographer)
After election results were certified, re-elected councilmembers Laura Olhasso and Donald Voss, and newly elected council member Michael Davitt are sworn in as members of the La Canada Flintridge City Council at Council Chambers in La Canada Flintridge on Monday, March 21, 2011. (Tim Berger/Staff Photographer)
La Canada Flintridge coucilmember Laura Olhasso congratulates newly appointed Mayor David Spence moments after Spence 5th term as mayor was approved by the City Council at Council Chambers in La Canada Flintridge on Monday, March 21, 2011. (Tim Berger/Staff Photographer)
La Canada Flintridge Mayor Pro Tem Gregory Brown and Mayor Donald Voss look for the on switch for a give Voss gave Brown to commemorate Brown’s leadership as a member of the city council at Council Chambers in La Canada Flintridge on Monday, March 21, 2011. Tonight was Brown’s final day as a member of the council, and David Spence was appointed as the new mayor, replacing Voss. (Tim Berger/Staff Photographer)
County of Los Angeles Assessor John Noguez, humbly presents La Canada Flintridge Mayor Pro Tem Gregory Brown a water damaged certificate of appreciation at Council Chambers in La Canada Flintridge on Monday, March 21, 2011. Noguez explained that there was a water leak at the Hall of Administration and it leaked into the assessor’s office, and a replacemement certificate was being made. (Tim Berger/Staff Photographer)
Newly appointed La Canada Flintridge Mayor David Spence addresses the audience for the first time at Council Chambers in La Canada Flintridge on Monday, March 21, 2011. This appointment to the mayorship is Spence’s fifth, the most in La Canada Flintridge’s short history. (Tim Berger/Staff Photographer)
La Canada Flintridge’s former Mayor Donald Voss applauds the approval of newly appointed Mayor David Spence at Council Chambers in La Canada Flintridge on Monday, March 21, 2011. This is Spence’s fifth term as mayor, the most in the short history of La Canada Flintridge. (Tim Berger/Staff Photographer)
Councilmember Michael Davitt is all smiles after being sworn into the La Canada Flintridge City Council at Council Chambers in La Canada Flintridge on Monday, March 21, 2011. (Tim Berger/Staff Photographer)