The City of West Hollywood invites the community to its annual City Council Reorganization and Installation Meeting and Oath of Office Ceremony. Chelsea Lee Byers will become the next Mayor and John Heilman will become the next Vice Mayor.
The meeting and ceremony will take place on Monday, January 13, 2025 at 6 p.m. at the City’s Council Chambers/Public Meeting Room, located at 625 N. San Vicente Boulevard. A reception will immediately follow at the adjacent West Hollywood Park Aquatic and Recreation Center Respite Deck. The meeting, ceremony, and reception are free and open to the public. Limited validated parking will be available at the West Hollywood Park five-story structure.
At its regular meeting on Monday, December 16, 2024, the West Hollywood City Council voted on the selection of the City’s next Mayor and Vice Mayor. West Hollywood City Councilmembers serve for a term of four years and are elected at large. The City Councilmembers annually select members to serve as Mayor and Vice Mayor; these positions rotate among the Councilmembers.
The meeting and ceremony will be live-broadcast and streamed as part of the regular City Council meeting and will be available by tuning into Channel 10 on Spectrum within West Hollywood, by visiting the City of West Hollywood’s website at www.weho.org/wehotv, or by visiting the City’s WeHoTV YouTube Channel at www.youtube.com/wehotv. In addition, City Council meetings can also be viewed on Amazon Fire TV, Android TV, Apple TV, and Roku streaming platforms by searching “WeHoTV” within the search functions of these services.
Chelsea Lee Byers was elected to the City Council in November 2022. Her priorities include social service delivery, climate-change mitigation strategies, and emergency resiliency efforts; creating more affordable housing and resources for renters; enhancing the streetscape for improved pedestrian and cycling experiences while reducing vehicle-dependency; and community building and policy implementation to ensure an inclusive community for all. Detailed biographical information is available on the City’s website at www.weho.org/city-government/city-council/councilmembers/vice-mayor-chelsea-lee-byers.
John Heilman was active in the incorporation of the City of West Hollywood. He was elected to the City’s first City Council in November 1984 and he was chosen as the City’s second Mayor in 1985. After having served several terms, he was re-elected to the City Council in November 2022. He is one of the longest-serving openly gay elected officials in the United States. Detailed biographical information is available on the City’s website at www.weho.org/city-government/city-council/councilmembers/councilmember-john-heilman.
It’s so embarrassing to live in West Hollywood. People assume you’re part of this circus.
No thanks. I’ll pass.
God help us all; Byers is so unqualified and so bought.
Jewish WH residents are not a fan of this Pro-Palestinian, anti-Zionist. WHY??? She needs to answer. THis demure facade she has promoted like the innocent elementary school teacher is just that, a wolf in sheep’s clothing. Keep voting the for destructive left into our towns, cities, counties and state. And the fires? No one is taking responsibilty. California is F*CKED. Yep, being blue is not the answer. Progressive, not the answer. Common sense is. Wake up WEST HOLLYWOOD!!!!!!
Good luck to our new Mayor and VM.
Good grief, help save us