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Council appoints Matt McClellan to fill Delaware City 3rd Ward vacancy after finalist interviews
Summary
After interviews with six applicants and a closed executive session, the Delaware City Council appointed Matt McClellan to the 3rd Ward seat. The council voted after individual roll-call picks; McClellan received the required four votes.
The Delaware City Council on Feb. 16 appointed Matt McClellan to fill a vacancy in the city’s 3rd Ward after interviewing six candidates and meeting in executive session.
The appointment followed a string of candidate interviews and a closed deliberation under Ohio Revised Code section 121.22(g)(1). Council announced two finalists after the executive session — Matt McClellan and Dan (Daniel) Sanchez — then held a roll-call selection. Council members recorded four votes for McClellan and declared he had the necessary support to take the seat.
McClellan, who spoke to the council about previous experience in state government and economic development, told members he plans to prioritize connecting Ward 3 residents to the rest of the city, pursuing economic development that creates local jobs, and maintaining basic services and infrastructure. “That’s the kind of leadership…
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