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Nampa council rejects two immediate mayor appointments, agrees to open application process
Summary
At a special Nampa City Council meeting to fill the mayoral vacancy, the council voted down motions to appoint Debbie Kling and Clay Long and directed staff and councilors to develop an application and interview process for candidates.
The Nampa City Council on Wednesday considered two separate motions to fill the mayoral vacancy but rejected both, then directed staff and council members to develop an application and interview process for future appointments.
Council president opened the short special meeting to discuss the vacancy, stressing the session was not a public hearing and that the council would not take public testimony. The president read a letter from former mayor Debbie Kling requesting an appointment and moved to appoint Kling with instructions for notice by April 30 and an oath and start date in early May; that motion failed on a 2-4 roll-call vote.
Councilman Reynolds, who opposed an immediate appointment, said, "I don't think that I'm ready to vote today. I…
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