VBJ January 22

January 2022
THE VALLEY BUSINESS JOURNAL
www.TheValleyBusinessJournal.com
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The City of Murrieta Thanks Former Mayor Scott Vinton for Service
and Appoints Council Member Warren During City Council Meeting
During the Murrieta City Council
Meeting, the community honored outgoing
mayor Scott Vinton, and also
swore in new Murrieta City Council
Member Cindy Warren.
Regional dignitaries, Council colleagues,
family, and staff expressed
gratitude for former Mayor Vinton’s
dedicated service.
In August of this year, former Mayor
Vinton submitted his Murrieta City
Council resignation effective at the end
of his mayoral term due to an upcoming
out-of-state move.
With his resignation, the City of
Murrieta and Murrieta City Council
went through an extensive application
and interview process to fill the announced
vacancy. During a November
8, 2021 Special City Council Meeting,
Cindy Warren was selected to fill Mr.
Vinton’s role representing Murrieta’s
5th District upon his departure.
Scott Vinton began his service on
the Murrieta City Council three years
ago representing Murrieta’s 5th District
as a council member. He also served as
mayor pro tempore in 2020, and then as
mayor in 2021. Mr. Vinton’s deep love
and passion for this community and the
residents who work and live here was
ever apparent, as was his dedication to
his role on City Council. He consistently
shared his love for the community, the
military, and the nation.
City Manager Kim Summers expressed
her gratitude for Mr. Vinton’s
years of service during the December
21 meeting. “Mayor Vinton has been
dedicated, fair, and always tried to do
what was best for our organization and
the entire community. He led meetings
with the goal of representing the city in a
way that brought people together for the
common good and in an ever-changing
year, Mr. Vinton served with flexibility
and adaptability. He has been a true servant
leader with a big heart and he will
be missed,” shared Summers.
This move is bittersweet. It is the
right thing for our family but being a part
of the Murrieta City Council has truly
been an amazing opportunity to serve this
amazing city. I know that Council Member
Warren will do a great job because
of her integrity and good heart,” shared
Mayor Vinton during the December 21
City Council Meeting.
The City of Murrieta thanks Mr.
Vinton for his service and wishes him and
his family all the very best as they enter
this new phase in life. May they always
remember their time in Murrieta fondly,
knowing that they are still connected by
community.
Newly appointed Council Member
Cindy Warren moved with her family
to Murrieta in the fall of 2013 and has
been actively involved in the community,
including serving on the City of Murrieta
Traffic Commission from 2019 – 2021.
Her five priority areas of focus while
serving on the Murrieta City Council are
public safety, economic development,
infrastructure/traffic, government transparency,
and parks.
To get to know Murrieta’s new City
Council Member Warren and for more
information about the Murrieta City
Council, visit the City’s website.
Murrieta’s more than 115,000
residents live in one of the safest cities
in the U.S., with top-ranked schools,
52 parks, and a dynamic business environment.
Central to all of Southern
California, Murrieta is truly the gem
of the valley. With a median age of 36
and an average household income of
$122,207, Murrieta boasts a well-educated
population and a strong labor
force.
Ranked the fiscally healthiest
full-service city in Riverside, San
Bernardino, Orange, and Los Angeles
counties, Murrieta’s future is undoubtedly
bright.