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Montebello council appoints Rick Alonso to fill District 5 vacancy after David Torres resignation
Summary
At an adjourned Montebello City Council meeting, council members moved to fill a District 5 vacancy created by a formal resignation. The city attorney said two members constituted a quorum for the appointment; the motion to appoint Rick Alonso carried after a roll call in which Councilmember Peralta was recorded as voting yes.
At an adjourned meeting in Montebello, the City Council voted to appoint Rick Alonso to the District 5 seat that became vacant after Councilmember David Torres submitted a formal resignation the day before the meeting, council members said.
The appointment came after the city attorney told the council that, based on a prior outside legal opinion and cited California case law and attorney general opinions, two members of the current council constitute a quorum for the narrow purpose of filling the vacancy. The city attorney read from that analysis, saying, "two of the three constitute a…
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