Local news- Press Release
City of Lafayette California - The Weekly Roundup January 12 2024 12 January 2024 ( news )
City of Lafayette , state California ( By Press Release office)
Jan 12,2024
| 6| 2
Friday , January 12 , 2024 | Special Mini - Edition of the Weekly Roundup
Lafayette City Council Announces Vacancy , Accepting Applications until January 25 , 2024
At their meeting on Monday night , the City Council laid out the process for filling the upcoming vacancy on the City Council .
On December 15 , 2023 , Councilmember Teresa Gerringer announced her plan to resign from the Council effective Tuesday , January 23 , 2024 . Gerringer has served on the Lafayette City Council since 2018 and previously served for 18 years on the Lafayette School Board . The announcement coincided with Gerringer’s retirement as District III Chief of Staff for Contra Costa Supervisor Diane Burgis in December . Councilmember Gerringer said , “I’m looking forward to a happy , healthy next chapter of life with my family in the Pacific Northwest . In the meantime , I will continue to fulfill my duties as a Lafayette City Councilmember . ”
The Lafayette City Council is obligated to fill the vacancy by March 23 , 2024 . The appointed person will serve on the City Council until the next regularly scheduled municipal election in November 2024 .
The City will advertise the vacancy widely and accept applications until 8:00 a . m . on January 25 , 2024 . Applicants must be a resident of the City of Lafayette and registered to vote . Applicants will be interviewed on Monday , January 29
th
and Wednesday January 31st ( if necessary ) .
The application form is available on the City’s website at
www . lovelafayette . org/councilvacancy
.
Applications must be received by
8:00 a . m . on Thursday , January 25 , 2024
.
Completed applications can be submitted to the City Clerk via email , mail or in - person .
For more information , visit
www . lovelafayette . org/councilvacancy
.
City Meetings & Events
City Administrative Offices Closed on Martin Luther King Jr . Day:City Administrative Offices will be closed on Monday , January 15 in observance of the holiday .
Transportation & Circulation Commission
- TUESDAY , January 16 at 7 pm
Creeks Committee
- January 16 at 7 pm
Pleasant Hill Rd Surface Seal & Roundabout Reconfiguration - January 17 at 6 pm . Use the link below to join us at this online community meeting on Wednesday evening on the proposed final configuration of the Olympic Boulevard Roundabout and the roadway approaches to the roundabout . Read
more information about this project
.
Zoom link:
https://us06web . zoom . us/j/89922579223?pwd=lYKD3tBY6FBTpl0JwtMDLinNfDDo5Q . 5XXSwDsEcpQUF94n
Passcode: 193440
Two Parks Collaborative Concept
Community Workshop - January 20 at 9 am - Next Saturday , come to Leigh Creekside Park to learn about and discuss park design concepts for Leigh Creekside Park and Gazebo Park . Meeting will be held rain or shine . Read more about it on our
website
.
Photo for the Week
Can you picture yourself seated here? Applications to fill the upcoming vacancy on the City Council will be accepted until 8 am on January 25 . __________________
The Weekly Roundup is prepared for the Lafayette Community , City Council and Staff . This is a special mini - edition . We ' ll return to the regular formatting next week . If you have thoughts about this week’s Roundup , a contribution for a future edition or a photo to be considered for the “Photo of the Week” , please email the City of Lafayette ' s
Communications Analyst/Public Information Officer , Suzanne Iarla
.
You can help keep your Lamorinda friends and neighbors informed about what’s going on in Lafayette by encouraging them to sign up to receive the Weekly Roundup .
Subscribe to the Weekly Roundup and learn more about Lafayette’s publications and social media sites
here
.
PLAY the NEWS
* May be useful for visually impaired persons .
Press release information :
Direct link to press release:
Click here .
