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Maitland council to take applications to fill seat vacated March 25; deadline March 17, interviews March 24 and expected vote April 14
Summary
City staff recommended the council may appoint a replacement under the charter; council directed staff to accept applications by March 17, hold a meet‑the‑candidate process March 24 and plan to vote on an appointment at the April 14 meeting. Council also moved to cancel the March 10 meeting.
Mark Regenstein, a staff member, told the City Council that Councilmember Hall Harrison had tendered her resignation effective March 25, 2025, and explained the two options for filling the seat under the city charter: appointment by the remaining council members within 30 days, or a special election conducted by the supervisor of elections within the statutory window if the council declines to appoint. “Pursuant to section 206 of the charter, vacancies … the council seat is an appointment by the city council, by the remaining members of city council,” Regenstein said.
Council members discussed timing and process for either appointing a…
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