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Greenfield council deadlocks over how to fill vacant at‑large seat; opens applications and continues item
Summary
Council members split over appointing a runner‑up or holding an open application process to fill an at‑large vacancy; after hours of debate and public input the council directed staff to solicit applications and continued the item to a future meeting.
The Greenfield City Council spent the bulk of its Dec. 12 meeting debating how to fill the at‑large council seat left vacant when Lance Walker became mayor.
Staff began the discussion by outlining two choices available under state law: call a special election at the next regularly scheduled date (March 2024) or appoint a successor to serve the remainder of the term. Staff reported the county’s cost estimate for a stand‑alone special election at between $41,000 and about $118,000 and said an appointed successor would take office sooner but the council could…
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