Quiénes somos

Rebecca Valdez, Secretaria municipal – Rebecca Valdez ha sido una funcionaria pública abocada y leal de la Ciudad de Bell desde el año 2000.

Rebecca comenzó como recepcionista y auxiliar administrativa, pero sus sólidos conocimientos organizacionales y administrativos le permitieron ascender rápidamente a auxiliar de contabilidad (Account Clerk) en 2002. Hacia fines de 2004, cuando el ex secretario municipal dejó su cargo, el Concejo de la Ciudad nombró a la Sra. Valdez para que ocupara el cargo de Secretaria Municipal de Bell. Desde entonces, ha colaborado con la gestión de las operaciones administrativas y archivos de la Ciudad. Las funciones de Rebecca incluyen llevar el registro de actas de las reuniones del Concejo, verificar y registrar entradas de caja, supervisar la emisión de licencias comerciales, procesar las cuentas a pagar y ayudar con el procesamiento de personal. De 2002 a 2007, Rebecca también se desempeñó como Coordinadora del Programa para Jóvenes del Programa para la Capacitación Laboral Juvenil (Youth Employment Training Program) de la Ley WIA, donde colaboró con la capacitación del personal joven de la ciudad.

La familia de Rebecca vive en Bell desde hace tres décadas. Ella terminó sus estudios secundarios en Bell High School en 2000. Luego, hizo la carrera de Liderazgo Organizacional en la Biola University, de donde se graduó en 2005.

Rebecca obtuvo la certificación de Secretaria Municipal Certificada (CMC, por sus siglas en inglés) el 13 de noviembre de 2009.

David Aleshire, Abogado de la Ciudad – Mr. Aleshire has been practicing municipal law, environmental, redevelopment, franchising, municipal, and zoning and land use law since graduating from UCLA with a J.D. in 1975 and M.A. in urban planning in 1976. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Stanford University with a B.A. in 1972. He has been AV® rated by Martindale-Hubbell's peer review rating process, which reflects the highest level of skill and integrity. He was named a Southern California Super Lawyer in 2009, 2010 and 2011. Mr. Aleshire's life-long devotion to public service has been the result of his efforts to emulate his father, a city manager for 35 years.

Mr. Aleshire has served as City Attorney or Assistant City Attorney for 13 different cities, including Banning, Bell, Palm Springs, Irvine, Cerritos, Norwalk, Signal Hill, San Dimas, Lawndale, Irwindale, San Jacinto, Suisun City, and Perris. He has had long stints as City Attorney at Palm Springs (15 years) and Lawndale (17 years). He is currently City Attorney at Signal Hill (since 1978), Banning (since 2008), and Bell (2011).
Mr. Aleshire specializes in redevelopment law. In his early years, he represented the redevelopment agencies of the cities of Los Angeles, Santa Monica, Culver City, Monterey Park, and Cerritos. In the last decade, his work has been primarily with the agencies of Signal Hill, Palm Springs, Irwindale, Banning, and Carson.

Mr. Aleshire has been a speaker at numerous conferences, and has authored articles on municipal law topics including municipal investment, takings, redevelopment, casino gaming, and mixed use development. His articles include:

• State Controller's Report on Bell Audits
  California Redevelopment Association, March 2011.
• How to Comply with Save Tara
  Law Seminars International, August 2009.
• Mixed Use Development
  Crittenden, April, 2006.
• Kelo and Eminent Domain in California
  Contract Cities, May 2006.
• Author State Mining Reform Law (SB 244 (1999); Solils)
• Gaming in California: Or When is Video Keno a Slot Machine?
  League of California Cities, May 1, 1996.
• Polanco Act and Redevelopment In California
  Contract Cities, May 1994
• City Investment
  League of California Cities, May 4, 1988.
• An Overview of the Legal Aspects of Redevelopment in California