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Marathon County exec committee opens appointment process to fill District 5 vacancy
Summary
The Marathon County Executive Committee voted to solicit letters of interest and have the chair and vice chair interview candidates to recommend an interim appointment to the full board for the District 5 seat left vacant by Supervisor Gisselman’s passing; a special election was judged likely not allowed under state law.
The Marathon County Executive Committee voted to open a process to solicit letters of interest and recommend an interim appointment to fill the District 5 supervisory seat left vacant by the passing of Supervisor Gisselman.
Committee members said a special election was likely not legally available because of state timing rules, leaving appointment or leaving the seat vacant as the options. Mike, identified in the meeting as corporation counsel, told the committee, “If the vacancy on the county board occurs, after June 1, in the year preceding the election, I I read state law as saying that you can't call a special election.”
Why it matters: District 5 residents will not have a full-term-elected representative in the near term unless the committee appoints an interim…
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