Carson city clerk resigns after one day on the job

Myla Rahman, elected arsenic Carson’s metropolis clerk successful a peculiar predetermination past month, resigned from the station conscionable 1 time aft being sworn successful to office.

Rahman’s authoritative resignation, sent to the City Council via email connected Wednesday, Dec. 8, did not supply details astir her abrupt decision, said Carson City Manager Sharon Landers. Rahman did not respond to aggregate requests for comment.

Rahman, a territory main of unit for authorities Sen. Steven Bradford, was elected during the Nov. 2 peculiar predetermination to regenerate erstwhile City Clerk Donesia Gause-Aldan, who stepped down successful April to instrumentality the aforesaid presumption — though arsenic an appointee — successful Riverside.

Rahman received 29% of the ballot against 4 different candidates: Vera Robles DeWitt, the Division 5 manager for the Water Replenishment District of Southern California; Jeffry Caballero, managing lawyer astatine Caballero Law Firm successful Long Beach; pedagogue Monette Gavino; and Falea’ana “Ana” Meni, a labour national president.

“Running for Carson City Clerk has been a long-time imagination of mine,” Rahman wrote connected her campaign website. “I’m pouring my bosom and psyche into this run and I can’t bash it alone.”

Rahman, according to her website, campaigned connected providing precocious prime nationalist service, maintaining close records of metropolis proceedings and authoritative actions, expanding elector participation, and ensuring timely entree to nationalist records.

She secured endorsements from Rep. Nannette Diaz-Barragan, D-San Pedro, Bradford, Assemblyman Mike Gipson, Carson Mayor Lula Davis-Holmes, Councilmen Jawane Hilton and Cedric Hicks, and respective different notable figures successful Carson’s section authorities scene.

Rahman was sworn successful during the City Council’s Tuesday, Dec. 7, gathering alongside recently elected District 4 Councilwoman Arleen Rojas, who succeeded Davis-Holmes; that spot became vacant aft Davis-Holmes won the mayoral contention past year.

Rahman’s societal media pages, including her Facebook, Instagram and Twitter accounts person been removed. It is unclear precisely erstwhile they were taken down.

Landers confirmed Rahman’s resignation, but declined to comment. Davis-Holmes besides declined to supply a statement.

The City Council volition state Rahman’s spot vacant during its adjacent regular gathering connected Jan. 4, Landers said. The assembly volition determine however to proceed then.

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