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Hideout council appoints Ralph Severini as interim mayor, ratifies resolution and schedules vacancy process
Summary
At a special meeting, the Hideout Town Council selected Council Member Ralph Severini to serve as interim mayor, unanimously adopting Resolution 2025-R-8 to ratify the appointment and directing staff to post the resulting council vacancy and schedule a special meeting to fill it within statutory timelines.
At a special meeting, the Hideout Town Council appointed Council Member Ralph Severini as interim mayor and unanimously ratified the appointment by adopting Resolution 2025-R-8; Severini was sworn in during the same session.
The action fills the mayors seat after Mayor Phil Rubin resigned. Town Clerk Alicia explained that state law allows a resigning mayor to participate in interviews and vote if needed and that the council must fill the vacancy within the statutory timeline; the council directed the clerk to notice the opening and begin scheduling a special meeting so a new council member can be seated.
The council conducted interviews of two council members who had applied to serve as interim mayor: Council Member Ralph Severini and Council Member Chris Baer. Severini told the council…
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