AGENDA
CITY OF EL CENTRO
CITY COUNCIL
MONDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2025
City Hall Special Meeting 6:00 PM
RE-ORGANIZATION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY HALL
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1275 MAIN STREET
EL CENTRO, CA 92243
The public may attend in person. Any member of the public attending in person and wishing to make a comment is asked to complete a speaker slip and follow the instructions below regarding “Notice to the Public”. Any member of the public is invited to submit public comments in advance of the meeting to be answered at the meeting. Please email your questions to [email protected] or call 760-337-4515 by December 8, 2025.
COUNCIL MEMBERS, STAFF AND THE PUBLIC MAY ATTEND VIA ZOOM.
To participate and make a public comment in person, via Zoom or telephone, please raise your hand, speak up and introduce yourself.
Join Zoom Meeting:
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Meeting ID: 418 037 5132 Passcode: 5iHJYM
Public comments via Zoom are subject to the same time limits as those in person.
The Mayor and Council Members may be reached at (760) 336-8989.
Mayor:
Mayor Pro-Tem:
Council Members:
Sonia Carter
Marty Ellett
Sylvia Marroquin
Claudia Camarena
Michael Crankshaw
City Manager: Robert Sawyer
City Attorney: Elizabeth Martyn Evans
City Clerk: Norma Wyles
6:00 PM - OPEN SESSION
CALL TO ORDER:
ROLL CALL BY CITY CLERK:
INVOCATION:
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
PUBLIC COMMENTS:
Any person wishing to address the City Council on any matter on this agenda is asked to complete a "Speaker Slip" and submit it to the City Clerk prior to the start of the meeting. No comments on non-agenda items will be heard at this Special Meeting.
RECOGNITION OF OUTGOING MAYOR SONIA CARTER:
1. Presentation of Mayor's Plaque by Interim Mayor Pro-Tem Ellett to outgoing Mayor Sonia Carter and recognizing her service as Mayor for 2025.
2. Presentation of Album of Events by City Manager Robert Sawyer, to outgoing Mayor Carter, for her service as Mayor for 2025.
3. Presentations to outgoing Mayor Sonia Carter.
4. Comments to outgoing Mayor Sonia Carter from City Council members.
REORGANIZATION OF THE CITY COUNCIL:
5. City Clerk opens nominations for Mayor.
6. Newly elected Mayor assumes Chair and opens nominations for Mayor Pro-Tem.
7. Closing comments by the new Mayor.
ADJOURNMENT:
Materials related to an item on this Agenda submitted to the City Council after distribution of the agenda packet will be available for public inspection at the Office of the City Clerk, 1275 Main Street, El Centro, California 92243, Monday-Friday during normal business hours.
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, you should contact the office of the City Clerk at (760) 337-4515. Notification at least 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangement to assure accessibility to this meeting.