Kirksville City Council selects Jennifer Walston to fill vacancy
Kirksville Daily Express
The Kirksville City Council has reached a decision on filling its vacancy, selecting Jennifer Walston to fill the fifth spot for the next year.
The council went with an application process to fill the chair that was left open by Chuck Long’s resignation on April 5. Four citizens applied and the current councilmembers voted individually on their preferences of those candidates. Walston came out with the highest vote total, above Kabir Bansal, Diane Treece and Richard Kaiser.
Walston said she was humbled, honored and surprised that she was selected. She said she was looking for new ways to help serve the community, which compelled her to apply for the position. Inclusion is an important priority for her.
Kirksville City Council plans to have vacancy filled by early next week
The Kirksville City Council plans to have its vacancy filled by next Monday.
That process was outlined at the end of Monday’s regular City Council meeting, with current councilmembers looking over applicants for the next few days.
Monday marked the deadline for interested citizens to apply for the position and four did. Those four are Kabir Bansal, Diane Treece, Jennifer Walston and Richard Kaiser.
The councilmembers will get sealed ballots where they will order the candidates as they see fit. Those sealed ballots will be given to City Clerk Wanda Cagle, who will then tally up the totals. As was mentioned Monday by City Manager Mari Macomber, those votes should be completed by Wednesday.
Kirksville City Council moving forward with application process to fill vacancy
Ongoing discussions for filing a vacancy on the Kirksville City Council continued Monday during a council meeting.
Those discussions came at the end of the meeting and lasted for the bulk of the 50-minute meeting.
The council is moving forward with an application process to fill the vacancy left by Chuck Long’s resignation on April 5. City Manager Mari Macomber has a first draft of that application done that current councilmembers will review over the next few days. The plan is to make that available beginning on Monday, April 26. Interested citizens would then have one week to submit the necessary materials.
Gardner sworn in; City Council discusses filling vacancy
Kirksville Daily Express
The Kirksville City Council certified last week’s election on Monday, which saw John Gardner sworn in as the newest member of the council.
He began his three-year term and took his place at City Hall on Monday night. With that, Phillip Biston was thanked by councilmembers and recognized for his time on the council. His decision not to seek re-election opened a spot for Gardner’s election.
And after his resignation announcement last week, Chuck Long received similar recognition for his service on Monday night.
For the first time, the council discussed plans for filling Long’s spot. The council will eventually appoint someone to fill that role until an election next year. That election will be for a one-year term in order to finish the length of Long’s original term.