WESTFIELD – At the start of a brief rescheduled City Council meeting on Jan. 6, Councilor Cindy Harris made a motion to nominate Ward 5 Councilor John Beltrandi to continue as City Council president in 2025. When no other nominations came forward, the Council unanimously approved the nomination.
Beltrandi has previously served as president three times; for one year in 2018, and consecutively in 2023 and 2024. A real estate broker, home builder and general contractor, Beltrandi brings a business point of view to matters before the Council.