New mayor, two new city council members sworn in
–Tuesday night at the Rotunda, the Atascadero City Council swore in a new mayor and two new city council members.
Heather Moreno was sworn in as mayor. Moreno ran unopposed in the November election. Moreno is a CPA and fitness coach. She served previously on the planning commission and city council. She says one of her priorities will be attracting more head-of-household jobs to Atascadero.
Heather Newsom was sworn in on city council. Heather has a background with Atascadero Parks Commission. Susan Funk was also elected to the council. Gere Sibbach was elected City Treasurer. Sibbach previously served as San Luis Obispo County Auditor.
After the swearing-in ceremony, the council honored Tom O’Malley for his several decades of service to Atascadero.
Supervisor Debbie Arnold presented O’Malley with a resolution from County Supervisors. Paso Robles Mayor Steve Martin also talked about O’Malley’s contributions to the community and their friendship going back to their childhood, growing up together in Atascadero.
