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Charles Cooper continues his Arcadia city centennial series "Memories of Arcadia" with a story about Arcadia's mayors. A. N. Multer was the first person to be given the title of mayor of Arcadia. City founder Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin was the city's first presiding officer, but he held the title of president of the Board of Trustees. The title of mayor was not adopted until 1927, when the Board of Trustees changed to the City Council. Arcadia will have 4 mayors this year to mark the city's centennial. Each city council member will rotate into the position. More interesting facts: Floretta Lauber was the first woman to serve as mayor. She paved the way for Mary Young, Barbara Kuhn, and Gail Marshall to follow. Other history of mayors is recapped. The first city manager was William J. Richards in 1951, when a charter was adopted. The longest serving city official was City Clerk Christine Van Mannen, who held the job for 32 years. See hard copy in VF Arcadia (City) History.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32471
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 18, 2003
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p. 1, 15
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 18, 2003
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p. 1, 15
Subjects
Alford, June
Arcadia mayors
Bottema, John
Busse, Earl
Butterworth, Ed
Chandler, Roger
City council history
Cooper, Charles
Cozad, Lyman
Fasching, George
Gilb, Charles
Kelly, Bill
Krebs, Richard, Jr.
Kuhn, Barbara
Lauber, Floretta
Link, Harry
Margett, Bob
Marshall, Gail
Multer, A. N.
Richards, William J.
Van Mannen, Christine
Young, Mary
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32670AN
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A special reception will be held to thank Mary E. Dougherty for her 16 years of service on the Arcadia Board of Education. Her fourth consecutive term expires at the end of June.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29811
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 14, 2001
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p. 4
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 14, 2001
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p. 4
Subjects
Arcadia Board of Education
Dougherty, Mary E.
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29996AN
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The City Council approved a contract with Rokni Electric for a new 800 Kilowatt generator and a new telephone system (not to exceed $342,251) from SBC-Pacific Bell for City Hall. A contract with Systems Source Inc. for furnishings for the new police station was also approved. The City Librarian job title was changed to Director of Library and Museum Services.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31216
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 10, 2003
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p. 18, 19
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 10, 2003
Pages
p. 18, 19
Subjects
Arcadia City Hall
Arcadia Police Department station
Buildings
Upgrades
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31411AN
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The Arcadia city budget of $35.8 million for the 2003-2004 fiscal year was unveiled and will be the subject of a public hearing June 14. City Manager Bill Kelly called the spending program "flat line," with only 1.5 new city jobs in the coming year. Kelly said Arcadia is protected from possible cuts to meet state budget uncertainties because of $6 million in reserves, which were earmarked but never spent in a previous budget. The city is safe for at least the next two budget years.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 5, 2003
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p. 1, 21
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 5, 2003
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p. 1, 21
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Arcadia city budget - fiscal year 2003-2004
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31712AN
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City Manager Bill Kelly presented a "flat line budget" to the city council. Kelly said current uncertainties in state funding will not be resolved until after the election. The city will revisit the budget at midyear.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 6, 2002
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 6, 2002
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p. 1
Subjects
Budgets
City Council Meetings - 2001-2010
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30549AN
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Bill Kelly, City Manager, says the city is doing fine in its budget projections. The city may have a budget surplus of over $3.7 million on June 30.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29032
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 8, 2001
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 8, 2001
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p. 1
Subjects
City Budget
Midyear budget projections
Budget surplus
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29219AN
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Officer Toni Caylor describes her job on the campus of Arcadia High School as being sheriff of a small city.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 1, 2001
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 1, 2001
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p. 1
Subjects
Caylor, Toni
Arcadia High School campus policce
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29231AN
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Arcadia City Councilman Gary Kovacic will take over as mayor at the next City Council Meeting. He will serve through October 21 and then the position will rotate to John Wuo (October 21-January 4), Mickey Segal (January 4-April 20). Gail Marshall was mayor through April 15 of this year. All council members are rotating to the position of mayor during the city's centennial.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31623
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 10, 2003
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p. 13
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 10, 2003
Pages
p. 13
Subjects
Arcadia centennial
City council members
Mayors
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31820AN
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Arcadia City Council has gone on record as supporting the building of a new city hall that would be built on the other side of the Civic Center property. Out of three options presented by city manager Bill Kelly, the council consensus was for a new building at a cost of $6.6 million and adjacent to Huntington Drive West.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31146
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 6, 2003
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 6, 2003
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p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia City Hall building
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New Arcadia Mayor Gail Marshall said this week that a study is being conducted on upgrading the City Hall complex.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30245
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 25, 2002
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 25, 2002
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p. 1
Subjects
City Hall - Buildings
Construction
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30432AN
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City Manager Bill Kelly outlined a $16 million program to finish all public building projects for Arcadia in three years, as part of the city's five-year capital budget. The spending would include a new $6.5 million City Hall, a $1.3 million upgrade to Fire Station 106 on Baldwin Avenue. The city plans to build a new fire station to replace Fire Station 105 on Santa Anita Avenue. A city gym for the civic center property is in planning stages. The city plans to re-roof the community center for $150,000 and to put up 1/2 of the $800,000 cost to make the high school sports field an all-weather facility.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 12, 2003
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p. 1, 20
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 12, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 20
Subjects
City Hall building
Civic buildings
Construction
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31697AN
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City of Arcadia faces new budget year with caution, even though there is a surplus. Arcadia is projecting a budget of $29.96 million, down from $30.5 million the year before.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33431
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 7, 2002
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p. 8
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 7, 2002
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
City of Arcadia--budget
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33627AN
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Arcadia will devise a program to celebrate its centennial next year with its sister city of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. Next year will mark the 30th year of the sister city relationship.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30351
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 30, 2002
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p. 8
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 30, 2002
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Newcastle, New South Wales - Australia
Sister City
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30537AN
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The Arcadia City Council is considering changes to fees charged by the city through the Development Services Department. One change might be a $25 fee for new business license applications. The fees may increase for design review of new commercial projects and appeals from an architectural review board to the Planning Commission. The General plan amendment fee may drop and tentative tract maps for condos may drop. The city plans to increase fines for code violations.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31935
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 4, 2003
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p. 1, 17
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 4, 2003
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p. 1, 17
Subjects
Arcadia City Council - 2001-2010
Fees
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City Council adopted regulations for new construction to try to meet state rules on storm water runoff.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30507
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 8, 2002
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 8, 2002
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
City Council - 2001-2010
Construction
Storm water runoff
Trash
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30694AN
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Arcadia City Council has approved a new contract with the Pasadena Humane Society (PHS) to provide animal services to Arcadia. The contract is for $69,838, a 3% increase over the current year's agreement. The city has contracted with PHS since 1994. PHS handles dog licensing, answers calls for service and offers low-cost spay and neuter clinics. Other items were approved, including a contract with Engineered Plumbing Inc. for water mains and valves, the purchase of Mobile Data Terminals for the Arcadia Fire Department from Nida Companies, and massage therapist permits.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 15, 2003
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p. 1, 25
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 15, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 25
Subjects
Animal control
Arcadia City Council meetings - 2001-2010
Pasadena Humane Society (PHS)
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31649AN
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Janet Sporleder has been appointed City Librarian effective July 1, 2001. She replaces Kent Ross, who is retiring.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29739
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 31, 2001
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p. 8
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 31, 2001
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
City Librarian
Arcadia Public Library -- 2001-2010
Librarians
Sporleder, Janet
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29924AN
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Reserve funds that were set aside for city infrastructure improvements may have to be used to deal with state budget cuts, as proposed by city manager Bill Kelly.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 13, 2003
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 13, 2003
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
City budget (2002-2003)
City infrastructure
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The Arcadia City Council has agreed to create new positions for deputy fire chief and fire division chief in the fire department. The salary range is $93,000-116,000 for the deputy fire chief and $85,000-105,000 for the fire division chief.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30677
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 14, 2002
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 14, 2002
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia Fire Department
Jobs
Salaries
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30865AN
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The Arcadia City Council has voted to disband its Sister City Commission. However, this does not affect Arcadia's sister city relationships with Newcastle, Australia, or Tripolis, Greece.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30462
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 27, 2002
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p. 8
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 27, 2002
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Sister City Commission
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30649AN
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