At Monday’s City Council meeting, the Council continued its discussion from its March 9 meeting regarding clarifying the process for filling single vacancies on the Council. Under the City Charter, a single vacancy occurring during an unexpired term for a Council member, other than the Mayor, is filled by appointment through a majority vote of the remaining Council members; the charter does not specify the process for selecting qualified candidates. Two or more vacancies are filled through special election.
Monday’s discussion covered several topics, including application guidelines, timetable, outreach/communications channels to advertise a vacancy, how applicants are chosen to move on to the interview phase, and transparency regarding Council selection/interviewing of applicants.
Final refinements will be voted on at a future Council meeting and become part of the Council’s Rules of Order and Procedure.
Watch Monday’s discussion: Video
