The City of Arcadia has issued the following notice of an all-mail ballot to elect three of five City Council seats on April 8. Two current City Council members and former Mayors are termed out this election cycle — Bob Harbicht and Peter Amundson — and current Mayor Mickey Segal is up for re-election though it is not known if Segal will run again. This means that three seats are available to a new candidate or any former Council member such as Roger Chandler, who was termed out two years ago. Current City Council members and former Mayors John Wuo and Gary Kovacic are in the middle of four-year terms. Wuo is currently the Mayor Pro Tem but would need to be elected by a majority of the new City Council in April to be Mayor next year. The position of Mayor is appointed annually to one of the five Council members elected by voters with the Council members choosing amongst themselves who will be Mayor each year. Council members may serve two consecutive four-year terms before being required to sit out at least two years before running for re-election. Segal is ending a four-year term and is eligible for re-election if he chooses to run again. Candidates must submit application paperwork between Dec. 16 – Jan. 13.
NOTICE OF ELECTION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an All Mail Ballot General Municipal Election will be held in the City of Arcadia on Tuesday, April 8, 2014 for the following Officers: For three (3) Members of the City Council (Full term of 4 years ending April 10, 2018) The nomination period for these offices begins on Monday, December 16, 2013 at 7:30 a.m. and closes on Monday, January 13, 2014 at 5:30 p.m. If nomination papers for an incumbent officer of the City are not filed by Monday, January 13, 2014 (the 85th day before the election), the voters shall have until the 83rd day before the election, January 15, 2014, to nominate candidates other than the person(s) who are the incumbents on the 85th day before the election for that incumbent’s elective office. If no one or only one person is nominated for an elective office, appointment to the elective office may be made as prescribed by Section 10229 of the Elections Code of the State of California. /s/ Lisa Mussenden __________________________________ Chief Deputy City Clerk/Records Manager City Elections Official Dated: December 9, 2013