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Council votes to leave vacant seat open until next election after attorney opinion
Summary
After legal review of City Charter section 2.08, the Sebastian City Council voted unanimously to leave the vacant council seat open and let voters fill it at the next general election rather than appointing a replacement or calling a special election.
The Sebastian City Council voted unanimously to leave the council seat vacated by Council Member Dixon open until the next general election, after hearing a legal opinion that the charter language is ambiguous but supports leaving the seat vacant as a low-risk option.
City Attorney reviewed Charter section 2.08 and the applicable Florida law and told the council the charter is ambiguous about whether a vacancy should be filled by appointment for the remainder of the term or left for the next election. She said the council had four viable paths: appoint a replacement until the next general election, appoint for the remainder of the term, call a…
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