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Council sets timeline, interview plan to fill council vacancy; clerk to advertise
Summary
After a resignation effective June 1, the council declared a vacancy and directed the city clerk to advertise for applicants, tasked the mayor and vice mayor with drafting interview questions and scheduled interviews in mid‑July with an appointment to occur by July 30.
The Lafayette City Council on June 9 formally announced a council vacancy and directed staff to run an expedited appointment process that will end with an appointed councilmember seated before the end of July.
Background and legal timing: Staff reported that Councilmember Dawson resigned effective June 1; the municipal code and government code require the council to fill a vacancy within 60 days when the term does not expire at the next regular election. City staff told the council the process used in previous vacancies (adopted in a 2019 resolution) calls for a short application…
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