LOS ANGELES (KNX) — Los Angeles City Council President Nury Martinez has introduced a motion Wednesday to appoint former Councilmember Herb Wesson to represent District 10.
District 10 was until October of last year represented by Councilmember Mark Ridley-Thomas, who was suspended following his indictment in a federal corruption case stemming from his time as an L.A. County supervisor.
Martinez's proposal was signed by fellow councilmember Gil Cedillo, Mitch O'Farrell, and Paul Koretz.
A vote to appoint Wesson would require an eight-vote majority, a Martinez staffer said.
Ridley-Thomas was indicted on federal bribery and other charges in connection with the awarding of county contracts to the University of Southern California's social-work school. Prosecutors alleged it was a quid pro quo arrangement in return for admission of Ridley-Thomas' son to the program with a scholarship and paid teaching job.
If approved, Wesson's return to the council as a voting representative would run through Dec. 31, or earlier if charges are dropped against Ridley-Thomas, or he is successful in clearing his name in court.
