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Fort Scott commission holds contested mayoral nominations, elects president and names board liaisons
Summary
At its Jan. 7 meeting the Fort Scott City Commission conducted a contested nomination process for mayor, elected a commission president and approved several commissioner appointments to boards and liaisons; several nominations and appointments were tabled for follow-up.
The Fort Scott City Commission on Jan. 7 opened the year with contested nominations for mayor, a separate vote that elected a president of the commission, and a slate of appointments to local boards and liaisons.
The mayoral selection process drew the most debate. Commissioners conducted multiple nominations and roll-call votes; a roll call recorded on the nomination of Commissioner Matthew Wells showed two votes in favor (Commissioner Matthew Wells and Commissioner Dylan Olsen) and three votes against (Commissioner Catherine Salisbury, Commissioner Tim Van Hooky and Commissioner Tracy Dancer), per the meeting transcript. That roll call meant the Wells nomination failed. The commission then proceeded through additional nominations and roll-call votes before closing the mayoral item.
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