Asst. City Clerk Ariel Hall swears in new Council Member Bill Link. (Jennifer Madrigal)
By Jennifer Madrigal
Eastvale: At tonight’s Special Session Eastvale Council meeting at Rosa Parks elementary, a crowd gathered for the public interview process of potential council members filling an open spot. Kelli Howell resigned after serving 3 years on the council to attend to her growing family. While 12 applicants originally filed before the December 26 deadline, only 10 were in attendance tonight. The applicants were: Raul Gutierrez, Anwer Khan, Susan Luan, David Magsam, Cesar Morales, Joe Tessari, Albert Randall, Warren Pulley, Robert Chang, and Bill Link.
Each of the candidates was given 2 minutes to make an opening statement and then asked a few questions by council members Rush, Degrandpre, Welch and Mayor Bootsma. Some of the questions asked were: What do you think is good and bad about Eastvale? What can your experience bring to the City?
The council members also wanted to know if each candidate understood the commitment and time requirements required of the position. Each candidate was given time to answer and then council members were able to ask further questions or to ask for more detail about a specific reply.
After some deliberation and a short break, Council came back and Bill Link was selected to be the next City Council Member. (Bootsma, Welch and Rush all voted yes and Degrandpre did not vote. ). Bill Link is retired and currently part of the Building Commission. He has been active in the community and involved in various foundations. His first meeting as a new council member will be at this month’s First City Council meeting, on January 8,2014 at Rosa Parks 6:30pm.
