Duarte, CA
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City Council Chambers
1600 Huntington Drive
City Council Meetings are held on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month.
Events
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Special City Council Meeting
05/14/2024 5:30 PM
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Regular City Council Meeting
05/14/2024 7:00 PM
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Regular City Council Meeting
05/28/2024 7:00 PM
Margaret Finlay
Councilmember, Represents District 1
Accomplishments
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Six-term mayor
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Married to Brad for 34 years, with 5 children all having graduated from Duarte High School. One son, James, has returned to do his residency in Lab Animal Medicine and PhD at City of Hope.
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Executive Committee of the California Contract Cities 14 years
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New soundwall on the south side of the freeway, protecting DHS and Northview and Westminster Gardens from aggravating freeway noise
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Chairperson for the successful 1998 Measure B School Bond Campaign that is improving aging Duarte Schools
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Expanded Senior Citizen transportation and more warm meals delivered to household Seniors
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Duarte was named as a Finalist in the Duarte All-America City Competition
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A partnership with the Feds for an enlarged post office parking lot
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A new city website that provides a comprehensive list of city information and services
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Cablecasting the City Council meetings for better communication
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Crime statistics that have dropped 38%
Education
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B.B.A. in Marketing, 1975, St. Mary’s College , Notre Dame, Indiana
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Master’s in Public Administration, 2000, Cal State Long Beach
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Doctoral work at Claremont Graduate University
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Harvard University - Senior Executives in State and Local Government Program- 2004
Professorships/Speaker
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Adjunct Professor - Policy Analysis Courses in MPA program at CSU, Long Beach Adjunct Professor - Policy Analysis Courses in MPA program at CSU, Long Beach
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International Speaker on Municipal Government in Melbourne, Australia, June 2005
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Speaker at different colleges at Azusa Pacific and Fullerton College
Experience
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Los Angeles County LAFCO Commissioner, Elected 2005
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Community Redevelopment Agency (a housing and community development agency) 15 yrs, Chairperson for 4 yrs.
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Three-term Mayor of Duarte
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League of California Cities, State Board of Directors, 4yrs.
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National League of Cities, Board of Directors, 2 yrs.
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National League of Cities, Small Cities Council Steering Committee, Chairperson (2000-2001)
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National League of Cities Program Chair, Congress of Cities, December 2005
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Institute for Local Government (research in government), League of California Cities Board Liaison
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California Contract Cities Association, President (2004-2005)
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California Joint Powers Insurance Authority, Executive Committee, 9yrs.
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San Gabriel Valley Vector Control District, 14yrs, President (2yrs)
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Los Angeles County Sanitation District, Board of Directors & Personnel Committee, 10 yrs.
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8 years L.A. County Library Commission, Legislative Chair, 8 yrs.
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L.A. County Sheriff’s Liability Trust Fund Board
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State Committee on Ethics in Government
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Planning Commissioner
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Traffic and Safety Commissioner
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Duarte Education Foundation (serving the community education needs for low-to-moderate income students) President, 8 yrs.
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Royal Oaks PTA (President)
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Volunteer Guide for Tournament of Roses Floats
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Church Youth Leader
Associations/Awards
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Pi Alpha Alpha (National Honor Society for Public Affairs and Administration)
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Phi Kappa Phi (National Honor Society)
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4.0 GPA Graduation Award in the MPA Program at CSULB-2000