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Auburn council selects seven finalists for vacancy interviews, sets format and schedule
Summary
After a closed evaluation of applications, the Auburn City Council selected seven candidates to interview for the vacant council seat and set interview rules and a schedule for a public meeting next Monday.
The Auburn City Council voted Monday to invite seven applicants to public interviews for the vacant council seat, setting the interviews for 5 p.m. next Monday and fixing a 25‑minute time allotment for each candidate.
Mayor Nancy Backus told the council that 45 applications were received and that staff and council narrowed the pool after a redaction and review process. "There were 45 applications that came in. I believe 44 of those were from eligible, meaning living within the city limits of Auburn," Backus said, describing the procedure used to produce the council's short list.
The council met in executive session under state law to evaluate the qualifications of applicants, then returned to the public meeting to…
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