The Lafayette City Council has unanimously selected Carl Anduri to serve as Mayor, and John McCormick to serve as Vice Mayor, for the next 12 months. Mayor Anduri said, “I look forward to working with our engaged residents, our talented City staff and my Council colleagues as we continue our efforts to make Lafayette an even better place to live.”
On behalf of the entire Council, at the City Council meeting on Monday night, Mayor Anduri expressed gratitude to outgoing-Mayor Susan Candell for serving as mayor in 2025, her welcoming way running the City Council meetings, and working hard to find common ground and bring people together around complex issues.
Anduri also expressed optimism for the year ahead and identified seven mayoral initiatives he and Vice Mayor McCormick wish to carry out over the next two years:
- Welcome new residents and introduce them to the resources that make Lafayette such a special place to live at events organized by the Lafayette Juniors in collaboration with the City and the LLLCF
- Make all of us safer by enhancing the “Slow Down Lafayette” campaign
- Make Lafayette more small business friendly by increasing the City’s collaboration with the Chamber of Commerce on door-to-door visits with local businesses
- Support environmental sustainability by working with RecycleSmart on an educational campaign to increase the diversion of compostable waste out of the landfill
- Expand services to local seniors by deepening the City’s collaboration with Lamorinda Village
- Reinforce the City’s commitment to lifelong learning and the arts with monthly presentations to the Council by local art and lifelong learning organizations
- Partner with the Lafayette Historical Society to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary next year, with a focus on the role of France in America’s independence
The mayoral rotation in Lafayette is decided by a vote of the City Council during the first regular meeting in December; the selection is made from among the current Councilmembers and the term to serve as Mayor is for one year.
Carl Anduri was first elected to the Lafayette City Council in 2002 and served on the City Council until 2012. In his first stint on the City Council, he served as mayor in 2005 and 2011. He was re-elected to the City Council in 2020 and most recently served as Mayor in 2023. John McCormick has served on the City Council since January, 2024.
The meeting is available to watch at www.youtube.com/@CityofLafayetteCalif.
