AGENDA ITEM REPORT
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DISCUSSION REGARDING APPOINTMENT OF A COMMISSIONER TO FILL THE VACANT DISTRICT E COMMISSION SEAT WITH A MOTION TO APPOINT A PERSON TO FILL THE VACANCY OR TO LEAVE THE SEAT VACANT UNTIL THE MARCH ELECTION.
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BACKGROUND:
As you know, Vice Mayor Joshua Rydell's resignation to run for the seat of State Attorney, submitted in May, was effective January 5, 2021, thereby leaving the seat for District E vacant. Section 305c.1. of the City Charter provides that the Commission can either appoint an eligible person (see City Charter Section 301b., below) to fill the remainder of the term or leave the seat vacant until the March 9, 2021, election.
Section 305. - Vacancies; Forfeiture of Office; Filling of Vacancies.
a. Vacancies. The office of Commissioner shall become vacant upon his/her death, resignation, removal from office in any manner authorized by law or forfeiture of his/her office.
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c. Filling of Vacancies. A vacancy on the Commission shall be filled in one of the following ways:
1. If a vacancy occurs three hundred and sixty-five (365) or fewer calendar days before the expiration of the term of the former Commissioner, the Commission, by majority vote of the remaining members, shall appoint a qualified person to fill the vacancy within thirty (30) days of its occurrence, unless there is an election scheduled within one hundred eighty (180) days in which case the Commission may provide for the vacancy to be filled in the next election. Said appointee shall serve until the next regular City election and be a resident qualified voter of the same district in which the vacancy has occurred. Said appointee shall fulfill the requirements of Section 301b.
301. - Composition; Eligibility; Election and Terms of Office.
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b. Eligibility. On...
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