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Woodland Park council appoints seven to Main Street board after interviews and tie-break draw
Summary
After interviewing eight candidates for a new Main Street board, City Council appointed seven members and assigned staggered initial terms; selection used paper ballots and a random 'hat draw' to resolve equal vote counts for three 3-year seats.
Woodland Park’s City Council voted unanimously Thursday to appoint seven members to a newly reconstituted Main Street board, selecting candidates from a field of eight and assigning staggered initial terms to create continuity.
The council interviewed eight candidates in public before voting. After paper ballots and staff tallying, five candidates received six votes each. Council used a random draw (the mayor described it as a hat draw) to decide which five of those tied candidates would receive three-year initial terms. The council then voted 6–0 (roll call recorded as unanimous) to appoint the seven candidates to the board.
Mayor Keith Case opened the process by reminding the public that the council’s role is to forward appointees to Main Street; the board itself will elect officers (president, vice president, secretary, treasurer) at its first meeting. Kimberly and Anita from city staff described the Main Street roles and told council the…
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