6.2 SR 02-11-2013 City of
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Mayor and City Council 6.2
AGENDA SECTION MEETING DATE PREPARED BY
Work Session February 11,2013 Cal Portner, City Administrator
ITEM DESCRIPTION REVIEWED By
Selection of Ward 1 Councilmember to Fill Vacant Seat
REVIEWED BY
ACTION REQUESTED
Appoint by motion a candidate to fill the vacant Ward 1 Councilmember position for a term expiring
December 31,2014.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
The City Council interviewed four candidates for the Ward 1 Councilmember position on February 5,
2013. Since that time, one of the candidates, Brett Dexheimer,has withdrawn his application. The
remaining three candidates participated in a public forum hosted by the Citizen's League on Saturday.
The Council will have received comments if they were provided at the forum.
The Council may wish to consider taking a few minutes to discuss the process and their preferred
candidate(s).
Following discussion, the Mayor may open the floor for nomination(s). When the nomination(s) are
complete, the Council will take one of two actions:
1) If one nomination is made, the Council will vote to appoint the nominee. The nominee needs a
majority vote to be appointed. In the case of a tie vote, the Mayor will make the appointee.
2) If multiple nominations are made,upon closing the nomination, Councilmembers will complete
a tally sheet that includes their name and the name of the preferred nominee. The deputy city
clerk will collect the tally sheets and read them into the record. The nominee with the most
votes will be the appointee. In the case of a tie, the Mayor will select the appointee.
The successful appointee will be sworn in at the regular Council meeting on February 19,2013.
ATTACHMENTS
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Action Motion by Second by Vote
Follow Up
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