The Aliso Viejo City Council will host its next meeting on December 14th after canceling the regularly scheduled meeting of December 7th.
During this special meeting, the results of the November 8th election will be certified and Mayor Mike Munzing and Council Members Ross Chun and Bill Phillips will be sworn in to serve another four years. The council will also select a new Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem to serve in 2017.
With all 30 precincts reporting, Munzing led with nearly 32 percent of the vote, followed by Phillips with 26 percent. Councilman Ross Chun was third with almost 23 percent and Rios trailed the incumbents with approximately 19 percent. Munzing sharing, “I feel very blessed and very honored. I can’t thank them all enough for having the faith in me.”
So how do City Council elections work? Elections for City Council seats are held on the first Tuesday in November of even-numbered years, coinciding with state and national elections. Council Members are elected to a four-year term. Council Member terms are “overlapped,” which means that each election fills either two to three open seats. The city’s Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem are selected at the first meeting of each December to serve a one-year term starting January 1st. These positions are filled by sitting Council Members by a vote of the majority of members.
The Aliso Viejo City Council meets at 7pm on the first and third Wednesday of every month. Meeting agendas and minutes can be viewed here and are also available by calling the City Clerk’s office at 949-425-2505. Note: Due to the holidays, the December 21st and January 4th City Council meetings have been canceled.