5 VYING TO BECOME LANCASTER MAYOR\8 seek seat on council in April vote.Byline: Jim Skeen Daily News Staff Writer Five people, including two former mayors and the city's vice mayor, are running for mayor in the April 9 election - the first election in which Lancaster residents will directly elect their mayor. Ronald Deady, Waymon "Keith" Giles, former Mayor and Councilman Frank Roberts Frank Roberts may refer to:
The April election will also feature eight candidates running for one seat on the City Council. The deadline for filing for both council and mayoral elections was Wednesday. Running for the council seat are: former Lancaster School District Lancaster School District may refer to:
The mayor's post is a two-year term, while the council seat is a four-year term. Roberts' term on the council will expire expire /ex·pire/ (ek-spi´er) 1. to exhale. 2. to die. ex·pire v. 1. To breathe one's last breath; die. 2. To exhale. in April. Mayor George Runner George C. Runner, Jr. (born March 25 1952 in Scotia, New York) is a Republican California State Senator, who represents the 17th Senate District, which includes portions of Los Angeles County, San Bernardino County and Ventura County. , whose term also will expire in April, has opted to run for the state Assembly. In November, Lancaster voters opted to make the mayor's post an elected position with a term of two years rather than continuing the practice of rotating ro·tate v. ro·tat·ed, ro·tat·ing, ro·tates v.intr. 1. To turn around on an axis or center. 2. the post annually among council members. The mayor's post has no more voting or administrative power than other members of the council. However, the mayor presides over council meetings and serves as the city's chief representative at various functions. Past mayors say that gives the post more visibility and aids its holder in pushing his particular agenda for city government. |
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