Augsburg City Council appoints John to fill vacant seat

At a special meeting called under the Augsburg City Charter, the Augsburg City Council appointed a candidate identified in the transcript as John to fill the council seat left vacant by the March 10 resignation of Councilor Michael Weaver.

City Clerk Kathy Jack read the vacancy process from the charter and the vacancy committee's report, saying, “If a candidate receives 4 or more votes on the ballot, he is elected and will be invited immediately to take the oath of office to serve as a city councilor for the remainder of the 2025 calendar year.” The clerk told the council the vacancy committee received six letters of interest and submitted three names to council on March 26.

Councilors cast ballots under the procedure described in section C-10(c) of the Augsburg City Charter. The clerk announced that the candidate identified as John received four votes, which the clerk said was sufficient for appointment. After the result was announced, council members signaled approval and the meeting closed with a motion to adjourn; the clerk and mayor then welcomed John and congratulated him. The clerk said the appointed councilor will be asked to take the oath of office and provided contact information logistics would be handled by the city clerk's office.

The vacancy committee’s names, as read into the record, were Sam La Marsha, Aaron Smith and John (last name not specified in the transcript). The council’s next regular meeting was identified in the record as April 14.

No roll-call vote listing individual votes by council member was provided in the transcript; the clerk announced a four-vote plurality sufficient under the charter. The transcript does not provide the appointee’s full surname or the exact time of the oath.

The appointment fills a council seat for the remainder of the 2025 calendar year under the charter procedure cited by the clerk.