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Racine council split over whether current or incoming council should fill aldermanic vacancy
Summary
The Racine Common Council’s Committee of the Whole on March 4 debated who should fill the city’s second aldermanic vacancy following the death of Alder Jones, with council members divided over whether the existing council or the incoming council elected April 1 should make the appointment.
The Racine Common Council’s Committee of the Whole on March 4 debated who should fill the city’s second aldermanic vacancy following the death of Alder Jones, with council members divided over whether the existing council or the incoming council elected April 1 should make the appointment.
City Attorney summarized the legal options for filling an aldermanic vacancy, saying the council may permit the seat to remain vacant and call a special election, allow it to remain vacant until the term ends in April 2026, or appoint someone to serve the remainder of the term. The attorney also said the Common Council is the body charged “by law to determine how to proceed” in such cases.
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