City Council Selects Gleam Davis as New Mayor and Terry O’Day as Mayor Pro Tempore
December 11, 2018 8:00 PM
SANTA MONICA, Calif. – At its special meeting tonight, the Santa Monica City Council voted in new Mayor Gleam Davis and Terry O’Day as Mayor Pro Tempore.
“Serving the community is an honor and wonderful opportunity to elevate Santa Monicans priorities during an exciting time in the City’s history. We have a lot of work ahead of us,” said Mayor Gleam Davis. “Our beachside city is an inclusive and progressive place. We need to celebrate our successes and tackle the challenges that we face with equitable vigor. Santa Monica is a community that I care for deeply and as mayor, I will listen, learn and provide thoughtful consideration to community questions and ideas that arise during my term.”
Mayor Gleam Davis has served on the Council since 2009 when they selected her to fill the seat left vacant by the passing of Herb Katz and was elected to an additional two-year term in 2010. She was re-elected in 2012 and 2016. At the time of her appointment, Gleam was a member of the Santa Monica Planning Commission and was the Co-Chair of Santa Monicans for Renters’ Rights. For more details about Mayor Davis, visit www.smgov.net.
Mayor Pro Tempore Terry O’Day was first elected as Councilmember for the City of Santa Monica in November 2010. He has served two years as Mayor Pro Tempore. He has been active with community organizations throughout California and Mexico; including Waterkeeper Alliance, Coro Southern California; The USC Center for Sustainable Cities, Environmental Entrepreneurs and as the Board Chair of the Coalition for Clean Air. For more details about Mayor Pro Temp O’Day, visit www.smgov.net.
Outgoing mayor, Ted Winterer is a 25-year Santa Monica resident and served in this role for the past year when Santa Monica made headway on Council’s five strategic goals that include taking a regional approach to
“It has been a wonderful two years to have served the Santa Monica community and as I look back, on my time as Mayor, it has been both exciting and challenging,” said Councilmember Winterer. “There is a long list of accomplishments and a long list of things yet to be done. I look forward to supporting Mayor Davis in her role as our new Mayor and know she will be a strong voice for Santa Monica.”
Determined by a 4-3 vote, Councilmember Kevin McKeown will serve as Mayor for the second year of the two-year term.
At the meeting, City Clerk Denise Anderson-Warren certified Santa Monica’s 2018 election results and new board members were sworn in, including Sue Himmelrich, Greg Morena and Kevin McKeown for Santa
For more information on Santa Monica Election 2018, visit smvote.org.
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