Massa-Lavitt is termed out, leaving District 2 seat open

MUNICIPAL ELECTION

The Seal Beach City Council is composed of five council districts. Each council member is elected by the voters of the district that they represent.

Incumbent Council Member Sandra Massa-Lavitt, District 5, will be termed out this year after serving two four-year terms.

District 5 covers Leisure World west of St. Andrews Drive. That includes Mutuals 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 and part of Mutual 1. (LWers east of St. Andrews are in District 2, represented by Council Member Thomas Moore.)

Also up for election are representatives for District 1, Old Town and Surfside Colony; and District 3, Marina Hill, Coves, Bridgeport and Heron Pointe.

To be eligible to represent District 5, candidates must be a:

• citizen of the United States.

• registered voter.

• resident of the City of Seal Beach and council district.

• 18 years of age or older. A person is not eligible to hold a position as city council member unless he or she is a registered voter of the city at the time the nomination papers are issued to the candidate.

Candidates should file nomination papers between Monday, July 18, and Friday, Aug. 12 at 5 p.m. (by appointment only) in the Office of the City Clerk of Seal Beach at City Hall, 211 Eighth St., Seal Beach.

For a complete explanation of forms needed, visit https:// www.sealbeachca.gov/Departments/ City-Clerk/Informationfor- Council-Candidates.

The City Council is the community’s legislative body and provides direction on business matters, sets policy and adopts the annual budget, according to the Seal Beach website. Because the City Council is the legislative body, its members are the community’s decision makers. The city manager serves at the pleasure of the City Council as its full-time executive whose job is to administer city staff, projects, policies and programs on behalf of the City Council.

The City Council meets the second and fourth Mondays of each month. Unless otherwise announced, the meetings are held in the City Council Chambers, 211 Eighth St., and typically begin at 5 p.m. with a study session or closed session meeting.

The televised portion of the meeting starts at 7 p.m. and can be viewed on cable television on SBTV-Channel 3 or on the City’s website through the Agenda, Notices & Meeting Videos option through the Government menu option.

The Seal Beach City Council meets at City Hall, 211 Eighth St., Seal Beach

Sandra Massa-Lavitt