Mayor Pro Tem John Dutrey is a life-long resident of the Inland Valley. He was born in Pomona and lived with his family in Chino and Ontario before settling in Montclair in 1976. John graduated from Montclair High School in 1983 and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and a Master of Arts degree in Public Administration—both degrees earned from California State University at San Bernardino. He is employed with the City of Rialto, managing the city’s housing programs. John and his wife, Anne, have two children.

John was first elected to the Montclair City Council in 1996, and has served as Mayor Pro Tem. His service on the City Council includes appointments to the Code Enforcement, Real Estate, Personnel, Public Safety and Mobile Home Park committees. He also serves on the Board of Directors of the City’s Redevelopment Agency. He is passionate about the community’s welfare, and has focused the City Council’s attention on a number of vital public issues, including:

• Revitalizing residential neighborhoods;
• Attracting and retaining quality businesses;
• Ensuring the City’s fiscal integrity by promoting fiscally responsible budgets;
• Improving the Mission Boulevard and Holt Boulevard corridors;
• Developing a downtown area for north Montclair; and
• Constructing new Police facility and senior and youth activity centers.

Before his election to the City Council, John served on the Montclair Planning Commission. He has also served as a Board Member for the Neighborhood Partnership Housing Services. John currently is involved with the Montclair Chamber of Commerce, Montclair Kiwanis, Knights of Columbus, and is a parishioner of Our Lady of Lourdes Church.

Leonard Paulitz has been involved in community service since he was first appointed to the Montclair Planning Commission in 1965. He has served as a member of the Montclair City Council since 1978 and spent eight years as Mayor Pro Tem. He is a graduate of Gannon University, Erie, PA, with a B.S. in accounting and an M.B.A. from Cal Poly University, Pomona. He has done graduate work at the Claremont Graduate School.

Paulitz worked as a Computer Systems Specialist at General Dynamics for 28 years before retiring in 1988. He has also been a lecturer for 11 years at Cal Poly University, Pomona School of Business.

In addition to his work on the Montclair City Council, he has served as chair of the West Valley Airport Land Use Commission, representative on the I-10 Corridor Beautification Authority, primary member on the board of SANBAG and OMNITRANS, as well as Major Projects and Commuter Rail committees. On the City Council, he serves on the Planning Commission Appointment, Public Works, Mobile Home Parks, Finance, and Code Enforcement Committees.

Paulitz served the cities of San Bernardino County as a Governing Board member to the South Coast Air Quality Management District for 12 years. He served as Chair of the Technology Committee and Vice Chair of the Stationary Source Committee. He was the board representative to the California Fuel Cell Partnership. He also represents the Inland Empire Division on the League of California Cities Environmental Quality Committee.

Leonard and his wife, Connie, have been residents of Montclair for 46 years and have 6 children, 14 grandchildren, and 3 great grandchildren.They attend Our Lady of Lourdes Church and he is also a member of the Knights of Columbus.