Clearlake City Council selects next mayor and vice mayor
- Elizabeth Larson
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CLEARLAKE, Calif. – The new mayor and vice mayor for the city of Clearlake have been selected for 2018.
The vote for the council’s new leadership came at the end of the Clearlake City Council meeting on Thursday.
Council member Joyce Overton nominated Vice Mayor Bruno Sabatier to be mayor in the coming year, with Councilman Nick Bennett seconding and the council voting unanimously for Sabatier.
Following that vote, Sabatier nominated Councilman Phil Harris to be the next vice mayor. Overton seconded and Harris’ nomination also received unanimous approval.
Sabatier and Harris will begin their terms as mayor and vice mayor, respectively, on Jan. 1. The terms are for 12 months, unless otherwise decided by a majority of the council.
Both men are in their first terms on the council.
“Thank you for the vote of confidence from my colleagues, as well as the opportunity to be on the council by community members who cast their vote of confidence three years ago,” Sabatier said in a subsequent statement.
Sabatier said he looks forward to the council's successes in the coming year.
He succeeds Russell Perdock, who has served two consecutive terms as Clearlake’s mayor.
“Thank you all for the past three years on council and my last two as mayor,” said Perdock. “It has been my sincere pleasure to serve this city and I continue to look for ways that I can better serve. Most of all, thank you to my amazing wife for all your support and being by my side.”
“During my career in Clearlake I’ve had the good fortune and great privilege of working with excellent council members who take their responsibilities seriously and who have a unified vision of improving this city,” said City Manager Greg Folsom in a statement on the new leadership’s selection.
He added, “Denise Loustalot and Russ Perdock have been great to work with as mayors and I’m looking forward to working with our next mayor, Bruno Sabatier, next vice mayor, Phil Harris, and the rest of the council in continuing the momentum that we have built in improving the city of Clearlake.”
The election of the council’s leadership can be seen in the video above beginning at 1:01:30.
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