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Estacada council appoints Matthew Blevins to fill vacant seat after 4-2 vote
Summary
After public comment urging the council to respect recent ballot preferences and nominations, the Estacada City Council appointed Matthew Blevins on Feb. 10 to fill the vacant council seat. The council held two nominations; a first nomination failed 4-2 and a second passed 4-2. Blevins was sworn in at the meeting.
The Estacada City Council voted 4-2 on Feb. 10 to appoint Matthew Blevins to the vacant council seat, seating him immediately after a brief swearing-in at the meeting.
The appointment followed two nominations. The council first moved to appoint Vincent Balomo; that motion failed on a roll call (Dolezal: no; McElroy: no; Metcalfe: no; Prokop: yes; Tenbush: yes; Mayor Drinkwine: no). Council later nominated Matthew Blevins; that nomination passed on a roll call (Dolezal: yes; McElroy: yes; Metcalfe: yes; Prokop: no; Tenbush: no; Mayor Drinkwine: yes). The council then administered the oath of office to Blevins on the…
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