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Westminster council interviews seven finalists to fill vacant seat; roll-call voting begins
Summary
Westminster City Council held a special meeting Dec. 13 to interview candidates for a vacant council seat and reconvened at 1 p.m. to deliberate. Council moved and seconded a motion to appoint and conducted roll-call voting under council rules; the transcript does not record a clear final announcement of the appointee.
Westminster City Council met Dec. 13, 2025, to interview candidates for a vacancy on the council and later reconvened to deliberate and begin written roll-call voting under the council’s rules.
Mayor Carmelia opened the session with the Pledge of Allegiance and outlined a timed interview process that gave each applicant 30 minutes and a five-minute warning. The council said it would ask up to 12 questions, with the first round allowing each councilor one question and a rotating first-question order.
Candidates who spoke at the televised meeting included Kathy Stroud, Tracy Yang, a candidate identified by first name as Kathleen, Jessica Pollard, Parker Brown, Adam Barajas and Philip Romero. They followed a similar question set posed by council members and…
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