Eastvale: Twelve Apply For Open City Council Seat
By Michael Armijo
Eastvale – Twelve people applied for the Eastvale City Council open seat by the Dec. 26 noon deadline. The opening was due to the resignation of Kelli Howell, whose last day was Nov. 30.
Ashley Quezada, Raul Gutierrez, Anwer Khan, Susan Luan, David Magsam, Cesar Morales, Jacob Tiab. Joe Tessari, Albert Randall, Warren Pulley, Robert Chang, and Bill Link have officially turned in their applications according to city staff.
The council will interview candidates at a special meeting on Jan. 6 at 6:30 p.m. at Rosa Parks Elementary School, 13830 Whispering Hills Drive., and then plans to appoint her replacement at the Jan. 8 city council meeting. The appointment will be on the council until the Nov. 2014 election. The alternative to an appointment is to hold an election, which would cost the city over $60,000.
Ashley Quezada is a registered nurse and has lived in Eastvale for 2 1/2 years. Raul Gutierrez is a counselor at the Corona-Norco Unified School District has lived in Eastvale for over 10 years. Anwer Khan is an attorney for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Susan Luan is an accountant. David Magsam is an investigator for the Orange County district attorney’s office and has lived in Eastvale for two years. Cesar Morales, a former city council candidate who lost his bid to Ike Bootsma and Jeff DeGrandpre, has lived in Eastvale for more than 10 years. Jacob Tiab, also a former candidate who also lost to Bootsma and DeGrandpre, teaches business at a private junior college and has lived in Eastvale for three years. Tessari is a current planning commissioner appointed in 2010 and has been a resident since 2006. Randall is a physician and has lived in the city since 2008. Pulley owns a security consulting business and has been a resident since 2011. Chang’s background is in computer science and applied chemistry. Link is retired and is a current planning commissioner since 2010.
According to the city website: The City of Eastvale operates under the Council-Manager form of government. The Eastvale City Council has five members, who are elected on a nonpartisan basis and represent the city as a whole. The five Council members are elected at-large to serve four-year staggered terms, and the Mayor is selected by the Council to serve a one-year term. The Mayor and Council serve as the legislative and policy making body of the City. All Council Members are non-salaried but receive a stipend.
For more information please sign onto the city’s website at http://www.eastvalecity.org or call 951-361-0900.
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