DOWNEY - Newly-elected council member Fernando Vasquez will be sworn in to office Dec. 7 when he replaces Mayor Anne Bayer on the Downey City Council.The ceremony begins at 6 p.m. at City Hall. In a break from tradition, the City Council will meet the next night, Dec. 8, to elect the new mayor and mayor pro tem. Councilman Luis Marquez currently serves as mayor pro tem and is expected to be elected mayor. Councilman Roger Brossmer is expected to be elevated into the mayor pro tem seat. The new mayor and mayor pro tem will be sworn in to office at the City Council's regular meeting Dec. 14 at 7:30 p.m.

********** Published: November 11, 2010 - Volume 9 - Issue 30