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Bay City Commission appoints Mark Zanotti to Fifth Ward after candidate interviews
Summary
After interviewing six candidates for the Fifth Ward seat, the Bay City Commission voted 5-0 to appoint Mark Zanotti to serve through December 2026. Commissioners conducted ranked interviews and heard two public comments urging selection of another finalist, Kelsey Myers.
The Bay City Commission appointed Mark Zanotti as Fifth Ward commissioner on Aug. 25, 2025, voting 5-0 at a special meeting after interviewing six applicants and hearing two public comments.
The appointment came after a panel-style process in which commissioners conducted 15-minute interviews with each applicant, asking a standard set of 10 questions. Commissioner Cubitt moved to appoint Zanotti; Commissioner Coakley seconded the motion. A roll-call vote recorded five yes votes and the motion passed. The term for the seat ends in December 2026.
The commission began the evening by conducting interviews with the six finalists for the open Fifth Ward seat. The candidates who spoke in person or via video were Andrew Turner (veteran and former poll worker), Mark Zanotti (longtime Bay City resident and past member of…
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