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On Monday, Bloomington City Council split its vote on whether to approve the nominee for a seat unoccupied since August, but Mayor Mboka Mwilambwe’s tie-breaking vote brought on business owner De Urban as Ward 6 representative.
Bloomington Mayor Mboka Mwilambwe said Monday the long-term interpersonal “health” of the city council is one of the factors weighing on his delayed decision on the Ward 6 vacancy.
Of the nearly dozen public commenters at Monday night’s Bloomington City Council meeting, more than half criticized Mayor Mboka Mwilambwe’s handling of the vacant Ward 6 seat, unoccupied since Jenn Carrillo stepped down in August.
Bloomington Mayor Mboka Mwilambwe is seeking city council feedback on whether he should appoint Karen Schmidt to fill the vacancy in Ward 6, two years after she lost her bid for a sixth term.
Bloomington Mayor Mboka Mwilambwe has delayed submitting a nomination for a vacant city council seat because of some apparent opposition over his choice.