CANDIDATES RALLY CASH FOR 2 CITIES' ELECTIONS.

Byline: Cecilia Chan Staff Writer

Voters will cast ballots in Westlake Village and Agoura Hills this November for city council races, where recent campaign disclosure statements show incumbents leading in money raised.

Councilmen Ed Corridori, Jeff Reinhardt and Denis Weber are running for re-election in Agoura Hills. Westlake Village Councilmen Iraj Broomand and Mark Rutherford are both seeking second four-year terms but Councilwoman Kris Carraway-Bowman is calling it quits after eight years.

``I've been on the council for two terms,'' said Carraway-Bowman, who added that she's accomplished her goals, including leaving a fiscally sound city. ``I strongly believe that people should move on and try other things and so that is what I'm going to do.''

Corridori, a businessman first elected in 1993, has raised $3,728, according to financial forms. Reinhardt, an advertising executive elected in 1997, has raised $3,415. Weber, a banker seeking his third term, has raised $1,550.

Among challengers in Agoura Hills, Dan Crisafulli took in $1,905; followed by Bob Wachs with $1,510; Melvin Adams, $750; and George Thomas, $390. Ken Horton, who ran as a write-in candidate in 1999, reported no cash raised.

Westlake Village incumbent Broomand, a psychologist, raised $3,324 while attorney Rutherford loaned himself $100 and reported $4,347 in debt carried over from his 1997 campaign.

Their opponents include tax attorney Bob Slavin, who collected $2,448, and production vice president Ron Klamert, who reported zero. Teacher Susan McSweeney's form was not received by the City Clerk's Office by Monday. Forms had to be delivered or postmarked by Sept. 28. The next reporting date is Oct. 25.

Sharing space at the Westlake Village voting booth will be two ballots over the city's transient occupancy tax or ``bed tax.''

Measure T asks voters to affirm a 4 percent hike from 6 percent to 10 percent that was adopted 11 years ago by the council but called into question with a recent court ruling.

Measure U would give the council power to adjust the total rate within a range of 4 percent without going to the vote of the people.

City officials say the 4 percent increase represents more than $220,000 generated a year for the general fund.