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Council sets timeline to appoint interim District 10 commissioner
Summary
The council voted to publish a vacancy Jan. 8 and select an interim District 10 commissioner at the Jan. 21 meeting; the interim will serve until voters select a replacement at the November 2026 election, and commissioners said candidate questions must comply with HR rules.
The Butte-Silver Bow Council of Commissioners on Jan. 7 voted to publish a vacancy notice on Jan. 8 and accept applications for the District 10 interim commissioner seat through noon on Jan. 21, with the council selecting an interim commissioner at its Jan. 21 meeting. Commissioner John Morgan moved to concur and hold the appointment process in the Committee of the Whole; Hattie Thatcher seconded and the motion passed 10-0.
Morgan outlined the process: the appointed interim will serve until the public elects a replacement at the Nov. 2026 ballot. Commissioner Eric Mankins asked whether members of the public could submit questions for finalists; Morgan replied that question content must remain within the realm of the human-resources department’s processes.
Why it matters: the vacancy in District 10 will be filled temporarily by an appointed commissioner before voters choose the next full-term representative in November 2026, and the council established the timetable and procedural guardrails for that interim appointment.
What comes next: the vacancy notice will be published Jan. 8; applications will be accepted until Jan. 21 at noon, and the council will make an interim appointment during the Jan. 21 meeting.
