{"id":99150,"date":"2021-01-20T15:55:34","date_gmt":"2021-01-20T23:55:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/?p=99150"},"modified":"2021-01-20T15:55:34","modified_gmt":"2021-01-20T23:55:34","slug":"palmdale-city-council-selects-laura-bettencourt-as-mayor-pro-tem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2021\/01\/20\/palmdale-city-council-selects-laura-bettencourt-as-mayor-pro-tem\/","title":{"rendered":"Palmdale City Council selects Laura Bettencourt as Mayor Pro Tem"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Laura Bettencourt<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

PALMDALE \u2013 The Palmdale City Council has selected District 3 Councilmember Laura Bettencourt<\/strong> to serve as Mayor Pro Tem for the City. Her term began on Dec. 22 and will run until the Council\u00a0 selects a new Mayor Pro Tem at the Dec. 2021 City Council meeting.<\/p>\n

\u201c2021 is going to be a challenging and exciting year in our City and I look forward to Laura in her new role and the rest of our Council working towards accomplishing many great things for our community,\u201d said Palmdale Mayor Steve Hofbauer.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn today\u2019s world, I am glad to see Laura Bettencourt serving as the first female Mayor Pro Tem in the City of Palmdale,\u201d said Councilmember Austin Bishop. \u201cHer insights, leadership, and advocacy on so many important issues will be critical as we tackle the challenges we will face in 2021.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bettencourt was elected to her first term for City Council on May 19, 2009 and re-elected on Nov. 3, 2009, Nov. 8, 2016 and again on Nov. 6, 2018.\u00a0Bettencourt works as a crime and intelligence analyst for the Los Angeles County Sheriff\u2019s Department and has done so for 23 years. She previously worked for Northrop Grumman at Site 4 on the B2 Bomber project. For the past 20 years, Bettencourt has also worked as an adjunct instructor at Antelope Valley College teaching courses in criminal justice.<\/p>\n

Bettencourt holds an associate\u2019s degree from Antelope Valley College, a bachelor\u2019s degree in social ecology, specializing in criminology, law and society, from the University of California, Irvine, and a master\u2019s degree in criminal justice from California State University, San Bernardino. While attending UC Irvine, she worked at the Irvine Police Department.<\/p>\n

She is also certified by the California Department of Justice in Crime and Intelligence Analysis and has attended both the basic and advanced DEA federal law enforcement academies for intelligence analysis in Quantico, Virginia.<\/p>\n

Bettencourt is a member of the Palmdale City Audit Committee, Palmdale Airport Authority, a director on the Palmdale Financing Authority, director on the Palmdale Civic Authority, director on the Industrial Development Authority, director with the Successor Agency, a commissioner with the Palmdale Housing Authority, a delegate representative at large for the North Los Angeles County Transportation Coalition (NCTC), and is a delegate for the California State Prison \u2013 Los Angeles County, Citizens Advisory Committee. She is also an alternate delegate for the Antelope Valley Transit Authority, Palmdale Recycled Water Authority (PRWA), California Contract Cities Association, and US\/Mexico Sister Cities Association.\u00a0She was a member of the Adult Use of Marijuana Act (AUMA) commission, and previously served for 6 years on the board of directors for the Palmdale Aerospace Academy.<\/p>\n

Bettencourt holds memberships with the National Criminal Justice Honor Society (Alpha Phi Sigma), the International Association of Crime Analysts (IACA), the International Association of Law Enforcement Intelligence Analysts (IALEIA), the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS), the American Society of Criminology (ASC), is a member of the Professional Peace Officers Association (PPOA 621), AVCFT Local 4683A (CFT, AFT, AFL-CIO), and holds a lifetime membership with Girl Scouts of America.<\/p>\n

Bettencourt has been an Antelope Valley resident since 1985.<\/p>\n

[Information via news release from the city of Palmdale.]<\/em><\/h6>\n

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