By Brooklynn Wong
The new members of the La Palma City Council were expected to be sworn in at the Council’s Dec. 4 meeting.
One new face will start to work on city matters, in the newly elected Nitesh Patel, a businessman with a diverse background that includes nonprofit work, technology and real estate. Councilwoman Michele Steggell will remain on the council after voters elected to keep her in her spot last month. Theirs were the only two seats up for vote.
The two were slated to be administered the official Oath of Office and be inducted Dec. 4.
Gerard Goedhart is also outgoing as Mayor, and the positions of Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem were scheduled to be selected.
Council Member Kathy Flachmeier has concluded her term and was expected to be honored as an outgoing Councilmember at the Dec. 4 meeting.
Similarly in Cypress, the 2019 Council will begin its work, but there will be no personnel changes from this past year, as incumbents Mayor Jon Peat, Mayor Pro Ten Stacy Berry and Councilman Paulo Morales all kept their seats.
The Cypress Council will next meet on Dec. 10.
