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City of Lafayette California - John McCormick Appointed to Serve on Lafayette City Council 30 January 2024 ( news )
City of Lafayette , state California ( By Press Release office)
Jan 30,2024
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The Lafayette City Council has appointed John McCormick to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Councilmember Teresa Gerringer .
Seven applications were received , and all applicants were interviewed by the City Council during a special meeting on January 29 , 2024 . After careful consideration , the City Council unanimously selected John McCormick to fill the vacancy and serve on the City Council until the next regularly scheduled municipal election in November 2024 .
John McCormick has been a resident of Lafayette for more than thirty years and raised two children here . He is the co - owner of a local music store , Lamorinda Music , which he and his wife founded in 2009 . He has served on the City’s Planning Commission since 2023 and is Chair of the City’s Land Acknowledgement Task Force .
John currently serves on the Board of Directors for both the Lafayette Chamber of Commerce and the Park Theatre Trust . In 2021 , he was honored as the Lafayette Business Person of the Year .
John has a bachelor’s degree in engineering from UC Berkeley . He worked in the software industry until his retirement in 2017 . John recently received his master’s degree in history from Harvard . He wrote a book titled "Chinese in Napa Valley” which was released in 2023 .
John McCormick was sworn in as a member of the Lafayette City Council on January 30 , 2024 .
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