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Pacifica public demands redo and clearer rules after contentious mayor pro tem selection
Summary
At the Jan. 13 Pacifica City Council meeting dozens of residents criticized the council’s Dec. 9 selection of a mayor pro tem as rushed and disrespectful. Council members acknowledged mistakes, apologized and agreed to put a process-review item on the next agenda for an ad hoc subcommittee to draft clearer nomination and voting rules.
Dozens of residents urged the Pacifica City Council on Jan. 13 to correct what they called a flawed, “rush”-style selection of the council’s mayor pro tem at the Dec. 9 meeting and to adopt clearer, written procedures for future leadership nominations.
The meeting opened with council members and the mayor addressing the public’s anger and disappointment over December’s vote. Mayor Sue Beckmeyer apologized at the dais, saying, “I would never do anything with the intention to humiliate my colleague. I love and respect my colleagues,” and acknowledged the need for clearer procedures.
The mayor pro tem selection drew sustained public comment at the Jan. 13 meeting. Dozens of residents described the Dec. 9 vote as abrupt and exclusionary and asked the council either to hold a new vote or to adopt a transparent nomination process. Several speakers representing different parts of the city said the outcome denied a district’s voters the expected opportunity…
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