By Chris Conley
Apr 28, 2021 5:23 AM
MARSHFIELD, WI (WSAU-WDLB) â Marshfield will be without a mayor for a year after alders voted to not hold a special election to fill the post on Tuesday.
The Common Council voted 10-0 last night in favor of leaving the office vacant until the cityâs next regular general election on April 5th of next year. That leaves Council President Nick Poeschel as the cityâs acting mayor, which involves signing official documents and presiding over Council meetings.
The Councilâs decision comes 36 days after an 8-2 vote on March 22nd to remove Bob McManus from the Mayorâs position over misconduct allegations, and some 340 days before the next municipal election.
By Chris Conley
Marshfield City Hall (WAOW-TV)
MARSHFIELD, WI (WSAU-WDLB) â Marshfield will be without a mayor for a year.
Marshfield aldermen will let city residents choose the next Mayor, and they wonât do so for another 342 days. The Common Council voted 10-0 last night in favor of leaving the office vacant until the cityâs next regular general election April 5th of next year.
The Councilâs decision comes 36 days after an 8-to-2 vote March 22nd to remove Bob McManus from the Mayorâs position over misconduct allegations.
Aldermen chose to wait, over two other recommendations from City Administrator Steve Barg to appoint someone or hold a special election. Assuming a primary election would be needed, City Clerk Deb Hall said the earliest that could happen would be June 15th, followed by a general election July 13th. And she said it would come with a price tag somewhere close to $20,000.
By Chris Conley
Apr 28, 2021 5:23 AM
MARSHFIELD, WI (WSAU-WDLB) â Marshfield will be without a mayor for a year after alders voted to not hold a special election to fill the post on Tuesday.
The Common Council voted 10-0 last night in favor of leaving the office vacant until the cityâs next regular general election on April 5th of next year. That leaves Council President Nick Poeschel as the cityâs acting mayor, which involves signing official documents and presiding over Council meetings.
The Councilâs decision comes 36 days after an 8-2 vote on March 22nd to remove Bob McManus from the Mayorâs position over misconduct allegations, and some 340 days before the next municipal election.
By Liz Holbrook
City of Marshfield. MWC file photo.
MARSHFIELD, WI (WSAU-WDLB) â On a night when Marshfield aldermen were choosing members of a new Ethics Board, they also denied a request from Mayor Bob McManus to investigate the actions of the cityâs Police-and-Fire Commission.
The Common Council voted 8-to-2 last night against the Mayorâs request to authorize City Attorney Harold Wolfgram to look into the protocol and actions of members of the Commission from January 1st of last year to February 5th of this year.
McManus explained to the Council why he was requesting an investigation of the Commission. âThree separate incidents taking place regarding potential open meeting violations regarding email exchanges, information exchanges, between the Commissioner and the Police Chief between the time of 4/21/2020 and 4/24/2020 just before an open records request.â