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South Charleston announces candidate filing window and reschedules public commenters

South Charleston City Council · January 16, 2026
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Summary

City staff announced that candidate filing is open through the 30th of the month and that filings are accepted Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.; the council also moved two public commenters to future meetings.

City staff told the South Charleston council that the candidate filing period is open through the 30th of the month, that filings are not accepted on Saturdays, and that filing office hours are Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The staff member encouraged prospective candidates to come to the office and said, "I'm there."

During petitions and communications, the council moved Michael Giroux to the next meeting because he had to attend a performance and scheduled another commenter identified as 'Margie' for a future meeting. The agenda also listed consideration of bids and invited department heads to report; the transcript contains no further detail on bids or department reports beyond brief acknowledgments.

The transcript does not identify the staff member by name; times and the closing date were stated as provided during the meeting.