The Concord City Council has selected a new mayor and vice mayor among the council members to serve for the upcoming year.
Laura Nakamura on Tuesday was chosen as mayor and Dominic Aliano as vice mayor, both in unanimous 5-0 votes by the council, which annually chooses among its members for who should serve in those roles for the next calendar year. Concord’s mayor runs the council meetings, among other ceremonial duties.
Outgoing mayor Carlyn Obringer at Tuesday’s meeting thanked her family, current and former colleagues, and other supporters before the vote to install Nakamura in the role of mayor.
Nakamura said she was “truly grateful for the opportunity given to me tonight here by my colleagues” and also thanked her family and supporters in attendance.
She talked about some of the challenges the city faces, including the long-delayed redevelopment of the Concord Naval Weapons Station, the city’s structural budget deficit, a lack of affordable housing in the area, and the need to find a new city manager after current City Manager Valerie Barone retires at the end of the fiscal year in June 2026.
“We have a lot of work to do,” Nakamura said.