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Council appoints Cindy Olmstead to fill Oldsmar Council seat 3; will serve until August special election
Summary
After hearing from 10 applicants, the Oldsmar City Council on Jan. 6 appointed Cindy Olmstead to fill the vacant seat 3 until a special election in August. Councilors used iterative ballots; the final vote produced a majority for Olmstead and she was sworn in at the meeting.
The Oldsmar City Council on Tuesday appointed Cindy Olmstead to fill the vacant council seat 3 until a special election in August, after an evening of candidate presentations, questions and public comment.
Mayor Gannon opened the appointment process, which followed the council’s adopted procedure: five-minute introductions by applicants (alphabetical), a question-and-answer period by council members, a short follow-up for each candidate, a brief public-comment opportunity, and then…
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