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The Laguna Beach City Council will continue the practice of annually appointing a mayor and mayor pro tem, after approving language specifying that in the municipal code this week.
The newly selected mayor says undergrounding utility lines along Laguna Canyon Road is one of her top priorities. Council members unanimously selected Alex Rounaghi to serve as mayor pro tem.
An agenda item brought by Councilman George Weiss sought to gain support for a rotation of the leadership roles on the Laguna Beach City Council. A vote was not required to keep the status quo.
Despite urgings to disclose a report into former City Manager Shohreh Dupuis' exit and harassment claims against Councilman George Weiss, the council majority declined to do so.
In his Sept. 15 Guest Opinion, Michael Ray plays the same disingenuous game as other Shohreh Dupuis acolytes (a remarkable percentage of whom, like Ray, develop real estate) who have rushed to blame Councilman George Weiss for her departure and its cost. Without a single supporting fact, Ray claims that he “felt” like Weiss “harassed” Dupuis and “shouted over and down others.”