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Springfield council appoints Jill Cuadros as interim Ward 4 councilor after extended deliberations
Summary
After multiple rounds of voting and extended deliberation, the Springfield City Council appointed Jill Cuadros as interim Ward 4 councilor by a 5–0 vote; swearing-in is tentatively planned for April 27 and staff will provide orientation and training.
The council conducted extended deliberations, multiple preference ballots and a straw poll to fill the Ward 4 vacancy and ultimately appointed Jill Cuadros (5–0) as interim Ward 4 councilor.
City attorney staff framed procedural options and recommended a successive-ballot elimination method; councilors instead adopted a modified two-stage method in which each member named first and second choices on an initial…
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