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Cindy Wood appointed to West Valley City Council after multi-round vote and coin-toss
Summary
Following public interviews of 15 candidates, the West Valley City Council appointed Cindy Wood to fill the District 4 vacancy on Jan. 28, 2024, after a multi-round ballot that included a round‑robin coin-toss tiebreaker to determine the finalists.
Cindy Wood was selected Jan. 28, 2024, to fill the West Valley City Council seat for District 4 after the council conducted public interviews of 15 applicants, held multiple ballot rounds and used a round‑robin coin toss to break a tie among contenders.
The vacancy arose when Jake Fitzsimonu won election to the Utah House of Representatives. Under Utah Code 20-1-510, the council followed a public appointment process, accepting applications and interviewing candidates in the order set by the lieutenant governor’s master ballot. City recorder…
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