With the resignation of Council member Scott Willer the city
had a need to fill the vacant council seat.
Council members are elected to serve four year terms. When a council member vacates a seat there
are procedures established by statute to fill the position. If the vacancy occurs within the first two
years of the term the seat would be filled by special election. The term for this position would then be the
remaining term of the council member who resigned. If the vacancy has less than 2 years remaining
on his term the seat is filled by appointment of the council. With four remaining council members it is
possible that a tie vote could be reached.
If that occurs the Mayor makes the final selection.
The city received letters of interest from individuals who wanted
to be considered for appointment to the vacant position. When the deadline was reached, two candidates
expressed an interest. Upon council
consideration they selected Michael Moroni to fill the vacant council position. Michael has served on the Planning Commission
for a number of years and has been the Chair of the Planning Commission since
2011.
Michael Moroni was sworn in as a council member at the
January 6, 2014 meeting to serve until the end of the year when the original
term of Willer would have expired.
