By Brooklynn Wong
With the ceremonious last La Palma City Council Meeting over, in which new Council members were sworn in and the Council was reorganized, the next meeting was due to take place last night, Dec. 18.
Look for a follow-up story next week, as the meeting took place after press time. Here were some items of interest that were slated to be discussed:
A look back at fiscal year ’18
A look at the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) was on the agenda. This dealt with the fiscal year ended June 30 of this year, and all appears to be well. City revenues increased by nearly one million dollars over the previous fiscal year. This comes as a result of fewer projects being done in the city, so money was saved on that front.
Property and other taxes were slightly increased as well.
Spending was down nearly one million dollars from the previous year.
The city expects to receive the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada’s Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting.
New City Attorney
Joel Kuperberg of Rutan & Tucker has served as La Palma’s City Attorney for 31 years, and is retiring. The Council was scheduled to recognize him for his service, and appoint Emily Webb, also of Rutan & Tucker, to the position of City Attorney, effective the first of the year. Webb has served as Assistant City Attorney.
Starbucks extension
A Starbucks drive-thru scheduled to be built at the southeast corner of Orangethorpe Avenue and Moody Street is seeking an extension.
Cancellation of New Year’s Meeting
A City Council Meeting that was scheduled to be held on Jan. 2, 2019, is likely going to be canceled.