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District 1 <br />Councilmember Sanders echoed comments from fellow Members and welcomed the <br />Mayor and newly elected Councilmembers. The bottom line, he said, is that the <br />people in the community, and the nation, are looking for moderation, peace and <br />harmony and that Council come together and move the City's agenda forward. <br />City Clerk <br />City Clerk Barrera thanked those people who voted for her, especially those who <br />expressed their support and encouragement during her campaign and acknowledged <br />her campaign committee of one for keeping her spirits up and making this day a reality <br />- her husband Ray. <br />City Treasurer <br />City Treasurer Williams appreciated the Citizens' vote of confidence and promised to <br />continue in his endeavors to safeguard the assets of the City. He said he would do <br />his utmost to assist City staff. He looked forward to a new era. <br />Mayor <br />Mayor Gaytan introduced his wife Genevieve, his solid support at all of his endeavors; <br />stepson Victor Rodriguez, Tony and Jenny Perez, Armando and Terry Buenrostro and <br />his campaign manager and wife, Frank and Susan Ybarra. <br />Initially, to develop direction, Mayor Gaytan said he would ask questions from staff <br />and citizens. With Council working together, he planned to put Colton back on a <br />positive course. To spur economic development, he proposed to change the way the <br />City has done business in the past. As business friendly, he wanted businesses to <br />feel they have an opportunity to succeed in Colton. He held it was important that <br />employees be customer service oriented and show customers they are valued. To <br />establish a peaceful working environment, he espoused the need to depoliticize our <br />City Staff and to instill a performance, accountability -based assessment, connected <br />to achievement, so that City employees will have a sense of being treated fairly. He <br />believed Council must turn the City's economic picture to coincide with what is <br />happening with the State. He believed there was a need to stabilize the City's <br />resources. If Council takes control of spending, secures bond rating to prove stability <br />to the City's finance and treats all employees fairly, Mayor Gaytan declared that <br />Council would be stepping in the right direction in bringing the City back as a whole. <br />He encouraged the residents to contact him with any concerns they may have. <br />El <br />