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City Council appoints Dan Wright to fill District 2 vacancy after interviews
Summary
After interviewing five applicants, the Stockton City Council voted to appoint Dan Wright to fill the District 2 council vacancy. The appointment was adopted by resolution and took effect immediately; the term runs through Dec. 31, 2016.
The City of Stockton City Council voted to appoint Dan Wright to the District 2 seat at a special meeting on Jan. 6, 2015, adopting a resolution that made the appointment effective immediately and set the term to expire Dec. 31, 2016.
Council members interviewed five applicants during the meeting before voting: Randy Hatch, Jeff Hislop, Peter Viri, Reverend Dwight Williams and Dan Wright. Each candidate answered a common set of questions prepared by the city clerk and supplied follow-up answers as council members asked for them. After the interviews the council ranked candidates and the clerk tallied the ballots; the council then moved to adopt the resolution to appoint Wright. The final vote on the resolution was recorded as 6-0 in favor.
Why it matters: the appointment fills a midterm vacancy so Council District 2 has a seated representative while the city continues to…
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