AUDUBON – With what they described as three “wonderful” candidates to select from, the Audubon Metropolis Council voted to attract a reputation out of a hat to fill the emptiness created when Nick Weihs tendered his resignation on November 14.
The board has been contemplating one of the simplest ways to fill the emptiness ever since and has acquired written discover from three candidates.
With no established methodology for selecting a candidate, council members stated they didn’t need to must make the choice.
“Can we simply pull a reputation out of a hat?” requested Councilman Jason Hocker.
Whereas the suggestion drew laughter, Mayor Barb Jacobsen stated there have been cities that had finished that.
Tyler Thygesen stated: “As a citizen, you council members are in a (tight) spot. They’re all excellent candidates, so for me (pull a reputation out of a hat) it appears logical to me.
It was instructed that the candidates must be requested in the event that they agreed with the concept. With a piece session scheduled for Monday evening, a brief assembly could possibly be held to attract the title.
Metropolis Clerk Joe Foran stated a candidate would serve till the overall election except residents petitioned for a particular election.
The council additionally mentioned placing candidates on the poll with the fireplace station bond, noting that it may entice extra voters.
Foran stated he had checked the attainable prices of a particular election and put the emptiness on one other poll.
“To fill the emptiness (in a separate particular election) would value about $1,100 plus the price of posting,” he stated. If added to the bond slip, the price can be roughly $14 plus postage.
The council voted to make the appointment after which place the candidate on the poll for the overall election.
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