For City Council Meeting January 7, 2024
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: G. Michael Milhiser, Interim City Manager
AUTHOR: Barbara A. McGee, City Clerk
Title
Request City Council to interview candidates who submitted applications to fill the vacant council seat. City Council may also interview additional persons designated by City Council. City Council to deliberate on the candidates, nominate candidates, and take action to appoint a person to fill the vacation position. In the alternative City Council may conduct any of these functions at a subsequent Council meeting within the statutory 60-day period.
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Body
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Interview each applicant, deliberate on the results of the interviews and make an appointment.
OR
2. City Council to postpone the decision to a subsequent City Council meeting.
BACKGROUND
A City Council vacancy was created when Council Member Joe Baca was elected as Mayor of the City of Rialto. At the December 10, 2024, City Council meeting, City Council voted to conduct interviews of interested candidates in applying for the vacant position, to complete 2 years of the 4-year term, and to make an appointment by majority vote of the City Council.
The vacancy was noticed on the City's website and social media and applications are available on the City's website and at the City Clerk's Office. Fifteen (15) applications were received by the deadline of January 2, 2025. The applicants are in the order they were received:
1. Edward A. Montoya Jr.
2. Mike Story
3. Javier Gomez
4. Josef B. Britt
5. Kelvin D. Moore
6. Vickie Davis
7. Ivan Ramirez
8. Elvis Garcia
9. Rocio Martinez
10. Rafael Trujillo Jr.
11. Guadalupe Camacho
12. Jessica Justine Haro
13. Joshua Augustus
14. Lameisha George
15. Ana Gonzalez
ANALYSIS/DISCUSSION
There are only two (2) mandatory evaluation criteria: (1) The person resides within the City of Rialto; and (2) The person is registered to vote wi...
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