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Sent: Frkday, April Z2, 20224:25 PM
To: City Clerk; 8|ano* Pacheco; Claudia M. Frometa; Mario Trujillo; [akhehneAlvarez Cc: Alex Saab; Rick Rodriguez; Roger Bnossmer;Kirk [artnzian Subject: An Open Letter to the Downey City Council & The Citizens of Downey: Appoint Former An Open Letter to the Downey City Council & The Citizens of Downey
Councilmember Trujillo:
Downey City Hall. Like you, the four of us are still quite tied to the fabric of our answer nor satisfy.
This request is very simple. One of your colleagues left you unannounced. There now sits a vacancy in District 2. We believe you should appoint the most capable individual who can best service our city during these challenging times.
We believe you should temporarily fill the vacancy in District 2 with an individual who has real experience in the position. It should be an individual who knows the city and community inside and out. It should be an individual who can only be appointed, not elected, to that seat this year. It should not be someone using the power of incumbency to get elected in November. Appointing a potential future office candidate would be unquestionably unfair.
Our request is to appoint Former Mayor Mario Guerra to the vacant district seat. This will allow for the inclusion of a new (but old) voice of reason on the dais. This individual's service will be short-lived., as the appointment can only4ag-ji " this year. Former Mayor Guerra cannot run for the seat in November, so he could only serve about six remaining months.
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challenging time is • '• importance right now. There is a perception that this council is not focused on the same matters together. The loss of our city manager and city attorney now makes this hire the top priority for us.
You were all elected to prioritize the community and its needs above personal preferences and politics. No • mayor has worked harder, more tirelessly, and more precisely on making Downey better than Mario Guerra. Not only was Mario the He's cheering for all of you too.
Please show our community the leadership within your governing body. True leadership requires a willingness to • as • for the •^ of the whole. It now requires working even harder and closer to stabilize a very fractured city hall with little direction.
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