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Scotts Valley council appoints new vice mayor, repeals dated municipal code and approves application process to fill council vacancy
Summary
Scotts Valley City Council unanimously appointed Council Member Lind as vice mayor, adopted an urgency ordinance to repeal a municipal code requiring special elections for vacancies, and approved an application-based appointment process with a Sept. 24 application deadline and selection planned for Oct. 1.
Scotts Valley City Council voted unanimously Thursday to appoint Council Member Lind as vice mayor, adopt an urgency ordinance repealing an older municipal code requirement for special elections to fill council vacancies, and direct staff to run an application-based appointment process with applications due Sept. 24 and a council selection planned for Oct. 1.
City Attorney Powell told the council the city must fill the vacant vice mayor seat within 60 days under California Government Code section 36512 and that the city’s Municipal Code section 2.23030 (adopted in 1984) currently requires a special election. “Special elections cost approximately $50,000, if not more,” staff said, and the timing would likely push a special election into April 2026, creating…
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