Voters will decide winners of council races on Tuesday. Candidates as they appear on ballot are Robert C. Harbicht, Johanna A.M. Hofer, Joseph Scurto III, Charles E. Gilb, Charles Chivetta Sr., Joanna R. Bruno, Mary Young, Craig Lucas. City Clerk Christine Van Maanen is running unopposed.
Mayor Mary Young has been named the Chamber of Commerce's Citizen of the Year for her 40 years as a concerned civic leader, involved community volunteer and business woman.
Four candidates are running for this year's City Council election: Mayor Charles Gilb, Councilwoman Mary Young, Charles Chivetta and Johanna A. M. Hofer.
Mrs. Floretta Lauber, completing her first term as a member of the City Council, has announced that she will not be a candidate for re-election in April due to health problems in her family.
By unanimous vote of the City Council, Donald Pellegrino was selected as mayor of Arcadia for the 1985-86 year and Mary Young was selected to replace him as mayor pro-tem.
Arcadia is preparing regulations to guide the activities of homeowners associations throughout the city. The City Council is disturbed by what Councilwoman Mary Young calls a lack of progress by the Santa Anita Village Homeowners Association.
Mary Young, the only woman in Arcadia's history to serve 2 terms as mayor and only the second on the city council, was unanimously elected as mayor while Charles Gilb was elected mayor pro-tem by the newly formed city council.
Mary Young was installed as the new mayor of Arcadia, while Charles Gilb was named mayor pro-tem. Donald Pellegrino and David Hannah stepped down from the council to be replaced by Roger Chandler and Robert Harbicht.
Arcadia voters will have an opportunity to vote for a change in the city charter at the April 10 election. A majority vote will be required to elect future members to the City Council of amendment is passed.