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Sweet Home committee votes to offer council vacancies to top vote‑getters in early term
Summary
The Sweet Home Charter Review Committee voted 3‑2 to recommend that, if a city council seat becomes vacant within the first half of the term, the seat be offered first to the highest unsuccessful vote‑getter(s) from the election before the council appoints a replacement.
The Sweet Home Charter Review Committee voted 3‑2 to recommend that, if a city council seat becomes vacant within the first half of a term, the vacancy be offered first to the top one or two unsuccessful vote‑getters from the most recent election before the council moves to make an appointment.
The motion, which passed after debate on June 17, would require the mayor to offer the seat to the top runner‑ups (the motion as approved limited the list to the top two), and if those candidates decline, the council would appoint a replacement at its discretion. The…
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