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Votes at a glance: committee elects temporary chair, approves minutes and files safety reports
Summary
The Safety Committee elected Mel Cortez to preside over the meeting, approved minutes from Jan. 15, 2025, and voted to receive and file the community safety reports.
The Cerritos City Safety Committee held three formal votes during its Feb. 18 meeting:
1) Temporary chair election: Committee members nominated and elected Mel Cortez to chair the meeting in the absence of a standing chair and vice chair. The nomination was moved and seconded on the floor; the roll call contained six affirmative votes (Member Cortez, Member Flack, Member Gonzales, Member Nam, Member Westphal, Member Wilson) and the motion passed.
2) Approval of minutes: Committee members moved and seconded approval of the Jan. 15, 2025 minutes. The vote passed with six affirmative votes and no recorded oppositions or abstentions (tally reported as 6–0).
3) Receive and file reports: Committee member Wilson moved to receive and file the safety reports; Member Gonzales seconded. The committee voted in favor; the chair called the motion carried by voice vote with affirmatives recorded.
Ending: These were the formal committee actions recorded on the agenda. No ordinances or budget appropriations were adopted during the meeting.
