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Severance council appoints Karen Hessler to fill vacant council seat after multi-candidate interview process

3443547 · May 13, 2025
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Summary

After interviewing five candidates for a council vacancy, the Severance Town Council appointed Karen Hessler on May 13 by a 5–0 vote following three rounds of balloting. The council held a standardized interview process with questions supplied by councilmembers before private ballots were counted.

Severance Town Council members interviewed five local residents for a vacant council seat and on May 13 appointed Karen Hessler to the council.

The council opened a recruitment process for the seat and received six applications; one candidate was absent and removed from consideration. Each applicant introduced themselves and answered the same set of questions submitted by councilmembers, covering priorities for Severance, use of town reserves,…

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