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Council adopts expedited timeline to fill vacant council seat; appoints member to water subcommittee
Summary
After discussion about dates and councilmember availability, Prescott City Council approved a shortened application period and timeline for appointing a replacement for a council vacancy and voted to appoint an existing councilmember to the council subcommittee on water issues.
Prescott City Council on Tuesday approved a revised calendar to accept applications and select an appointee to fill the council seat vacated by Kathy Rusing, and separately appointed a replacement to the council subcommittee on water issues.
City staff recommended a timeline that would open the application period on April 9 and close it April 23, allow council review in executive session and hold finalist interviews on May 20, with the appointment effective in late May. Council discussed alternatives to accommodate Councilwoman Lois Freeworth’s scheduled travel; the council agreed to shorten the filing window to allow Freeworth to review materials before she leaves and to keep interviews on May 20. The motion to adopt the revised calendar passed 5-0.
Separately, the council voted 4-0-1 to appoint a sitting councilmember to serve on the council subcommittee on water issues through Nov. 30, 2025. The appointment fills a vacancy created by the same resignation; the appointee will serve the remainder of the subcommittee term.
The council’s action on the vacancy process was taken under procedures in the Prescott City Charter governing council vacancies and in response to an Arizona “resign-to-run” situation described in staff materials. The charter requires a majority of remaining members to appoint a replacement and describes the term limits for appointees.
