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 At a special meeting of the City Council on Thursday, Jan. 14, Costanzo was removed from his post by a vote of 3-2.  Council member John Trujillo made the motion to terminate Costanzo with Mayor Pro Tempore Beverly Cho giving the second. Council member Bianca Mendoza-Navarro gave the other yes vote while Mayor Scott Robertson and Council member Sarah Guerra voted no.  The vote followed about 85 minutes of testimony from Costanzo and five citizens, including former council person Jim Avalos, who was mayor when Costanzo was terminated the first time about 31 months ago.   This decision left city officials scrambling to find an acting city attorney to be at the next council meeting on Jan. 19, moved up a night to avoid the Monday holiday of Martin Luther King Jr. day. ....
 For the first time, Selma voters voted on the mayor on Election Night. Usually, the council votes to determine the mayor. As the voters decided on Scott Robertson on Nov. 3, the new council decided only on a Mayor Pro Tempore.  Actually, former Mayor Louis Franco helped approve a resolution declaring results of the Nov. 3 election before making his final comments and stepping down. Councilman Jim Avalos abstained.  Mayor Franco and Councilmember Avalos have served a combined 20 years on the council with Avalos serving 16 of those years.  City Clerk Reyna Rivera administered the oath to newly elected Mayor Robertson. After a delay for COVID precautions and pictures, council members Blanca E. Mendoza-Navarro (District 1) and Beverly Cho (District 4) took the oath of office in separate ceremonies from Rivera. ....