for Old Town Newhall Association's Night Under the Stars Sept. 13 for SCVTV.com • Local Television for Santa Clarita
for Old Town Newhall Association's Night Under the Stars Sept. 13 for SCVTV.com • Local Television for Santa Clarita
City Council, 1996-98
Santa Clarita, California
The City of Santa Clarita was incorporated on December 15, 1987 and encompasses the major portions of the communities of Newhall, Saugus, Canyon Country and Valencia. Santa Clarita has a "city manager" form of government and a part-time City Council. Council elections are held in April of even-numbered years. Council members are elected to four-year terms.City Council members for the period 1996-98 (from left to right in photograph) are listed by name, occupation and year first elected:
- Jo Anne Darcy, county supervisor's field deputy, 1987
- Janice Heidt, book store owner, 1987
- Carl Boyer III (seated), high school teacher, 1987
- Hamilton Clyde Smyth, retired school superintendent, 1994
- Jill Klajic, community activist, 1996 (also 1990-94)
The office of Mayor rotates annually among Council members. Carl Boyer III served as Mayor in 1996 and H. Clyde Smyth in 1997.
to return to the History In Pictures Index