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Gonzales council to fill District 4 vacancy by appointment; application window set
Summary
The Gonzales City Council directed staff to open an application process to fill the District 4 seat vacated by recall, citing the city charter requirement for appointment. Council set application dates and an interview window and clarified that an election is not an option because of the unexpired term length.
The Gonzales City Council moved to solicit applications and interview candidates to fill the District 4 vacancy by appointment, following guidance from city legal counsel that the charter requires appointment when a term has a certain amount of unexpired time.
Clarissa Rodriguez, one of the city's attorneys, told the council, "So, basically, the charter sets out the process for, your vacancy, with based on the recall election. And the only way to process or proceed with this, based on the duration of the term is to do an appointment." She advised a public application, a verification of qualifications, and majority vote by the council to appoint once interviews conclude.
The move matters because residents and speakers at the meeting urged the council to consider fairness and community…
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