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Rules committee acknowledges procurement nominee withdrawal after failure to appear under committee rule
Summary
The committee acknowledged the withdrawal of a procurement-standards board nominee after the nominee failed to appear before the committee; members cited Rule 50.3 that deems a nominee who does not appear withdrawn.
The Rules, Confirmations & Public Elections Committee on April 1 formally acknowledged the withdrawal of a lone nominee for the Procurement Standards Board after the nominee did not appear at the Rules hearing.
Council members discussed whether to suspend committee rules or defer the item, but Director of Legislative Affairs Dave Rosenberg and Committee staff cited Rule 50.3, which states that a nominee’s failure to appear before the Rules committee is deemed a withdrawal. The committee moved to recognize the withdrawal by voice vote; the motion passed without objection.
The nominee in question was Roger Leachon Jr, nominated by Council Member Joy Kimbrough to fill a vacancy on the Procurement Standards Board with an election set for April 15, 2025. Committee members asked staff to contact the nominating council member to determine whether the nominee would be renominated. Chair members said the usual remedy is to renominate the candidate at a later meeting rather than suspend rules to advance the nomination without an in-person appearance.
Why it matters: Committee rules governing nominations require nominees to appear before Rules for confirmation; acknowledging a withdrawal restarts the nomination process and delays filling the vacancy on the Procurement Standards Board.
Speakers quoted or referenced in this article: Chair Evans, Council Member Kimbrough, Director Dave Rosenberg, and other committee members who discussed Rule 50.3 and the withdrawal procedure.
Clarifying details: 1) The Procurement Standards Board vacancy had a scheduled election on 04/15/2025; only one nominee had been submitted. 2) Rule 50.3 was cited by committee staff as the governing rule that deems a failure to appear a withdrawal. 3) The committee moved to acknowledge the withdrawal and indicated the nominee could be renominated in the future.
Ending: The committee recorded the withdrawal and will accept nominations at a later meeting if the nominating council member chooses to renominate the candidate.
