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Special election it is • Council deadlocked 2-2 in fourth meeting over appointment The four members of the Ceres City Council sat in silence for minutes at a time during Thursday night’s special meeting after they kept hitting a deadlock in appointing someone to the empty seat. A polarized Ceres City Council was unable to resolve its deep division about who should be appointed to an empty District 1 council seat on Thursday evening, triggering a special election for Council District 1 that may cost taxpayers $40,000. The special ...

Special election likely as council deadlock continues • For a third time, City Council stymied in 2-2 split votes over filling council seat The Ceres City Council met Monday and found themselves deadlocked 2-2 for a third time over who to fill an empty council seat. At the dais are Councilwoman Linda Ryno, Mayor Javier Lopez, Councilman Bret Silveira and Vice Mayor Couper Condit. The third time was not the charm Monday evening when the Ceres City Council remained deadlocked in 2-2 ties that has stymied the appointment of someone to...

Council hopelessly deadlocked in council seat appointment Special election likely with Ryno & Silveira dead-set for Laurie Smith; Condit & Lopez for anybody but The Ceres City Council was at a stalemate Tuesday evening over an appointment to fill Channce Condit's unexpired term. Deadlocked 2-2, the councilmembers did not budge, making it likely that a special election will be called in March. Left to right are Ceres City Manager Tom Westbrook, Councilwoman Linda Ryno, Mayor Javier Lopez, Councilman Bret Silveira and Vice Mayor Couper...