Hermosa Beach Mayor rotation has heads spinning
by Kevin Cody Minutes before 1 a.m., eight hours into the Tuesday, September 12 Hermosa Beach City Council meeting, Councilmember Dean Francois asked, “Are other council members interested in taking a look at the mayor rotation policy?” A long silence followed, finally broken by Mayor Raymond Jackson asking, “Anyone interested? Seeing none…. Meeting adjourned at 12:58 a.m.” The council is scheduled to vote on a new mayor, and a new mayor pro tem at a special meeting on Thursday, October 5. Traditionally, the votes have been formalities. Every nine months the mayor pro tem becomes the new mayor, and the newly elected candidate with the most votes in the previous election becomes the new mayor pro tem. If tradition is followed, current Mayor Pro Tem Justin Massey will be voted Mayor when Mayor Raymond Jackson’s term expires, and Francois will be voted mayor pro tem because he was the high vote getter among the new councilmembers in last November’s council election. However, multiple council observers have speculated that Francois will be passed over as mayor pro tem in favor of Councilmember Rob Saemann, who finished behind Francois in last November’s election. Speculation about…
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