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El Centro council appoints Mike Crankshaw to fill vacant seat after candidate interviews
Summary
After interviewing seven applicants, the El Centro City Council voted 4-0 to appoint Mike Crankshaw to a vacant council seat. Candidates discussed local priorities including the hospital merger, homelessness, downtown revitalization and public safety.
At a special meeting in El Centro, the City Council appointed Mike Crankshaw to fill a vacant seat after interviewing seven candidates.
Council members interviewed each applicant in a timed public forum and then took a brief recess for deliberations. After members announced their top choices, the council nominated Crankshaw and approved his appointment by a 4-0 voice vote.
The interviews focused on several recurring concerns in the city: the status of the local hospital and its budgetary impact, homelessness and affordable housing, public safety and downtown revitalization. Candidates described their backgrounds and how they would approach those…
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