AUDUBON — With what they described as three “wonderful” candidates to select from, the Audubon Metropolis Council voted to attract a reputation from a hat to fill a emptiness created when Nick Weihs submitted his resignation, on Nov. 14.
The council has been contemplating the easiest way to fill the emptiness since then, and have acquired written discover from three candidates, James Richardson, Robert Malloy and Chris Hemmingsen.
With no set methodology to selected a candidate — council members mentioned they didn’t wish to must make the choice.
“Can we simply draw a reputation out of a hat?” requested council member Jason Hocker.
Whereas the suggestion drew laughter, Mayor Barb Jacobsen mentioned there have been cities that had completed that.
Tyler Thygesen mentioned, “As a citizen, you council members are in a (tight) spot. They’re all actually good candidates, so to me, (drawing a reputation out of a hat), appears logical.”
It was urged that the candidates ought to be requested in the event that they have been okay the concept. With okays from the candidates, the appointment could possibly be made as early as Monday evening, Jan. 16, when the council had a particular assembly deliberate.
Metropolis Clerk Joe Foran mentioned the chosen candidate would serve till the final election, until residents filed a petition for a particular election.
The council additionally mentioned placing the candidates on the poll with the fireplace station bond, noting it might deliver in additional voters.
Foran mentioned he had checked into the potential prices of a particular election, and placing the emptiness on one other poll.
“To do the emptiness (in a particular, separate election) can be about $1,100 plus the price of publication,” he mentioned. If it was added to the bond poll, the fee can be about $14 plus publication.
The council voted to do the appointment after which get the candidate on the poll for the final election.
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