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April Grant sworn in as Crawford mayor after Shane Norman resigns
Summary
Council accepted Mayor Shane Norman's resignation and unanimously approved Council President April Grant to succeed as mayor; the council also approved removing Norman from bank accounts and advertising to fill the open council seat.
Council members accepted the resignation of Mayor Shane Norman at their April 22 meeting and unanimously approved Council President April Grant to succeed him. City Attorney Edmunds stated the succession was consistent with city procedure; Grant took the oath of office during the meeting.
The council also approved administrative steps tied to the leadership change: advertising for the vacant council seat, appointing interim liaisons to boards, and removing Norman from city bank accounts and closing his credit card. Christopher Dean moved to advertise for the open council seat; the motion passed. Scott DeBock was appointed liaison to the Hospital and Patty Paige to the Villa; April Grant said she would retain the NDC board appointment.
Council members voted to remove Shane Norman from city bank accounts and to close the card associated with his access. The motions for the administrative items passed by unanimous roll call or voice vote where recorded.
The council did not set a timetable in the minutes for when applications for the vacant council seat will be due; the advertising motion was limited to authorizing staff to publish a notice. The next procedural steps will be the public advertisement for the vacancy and subsequent council consideration of applicants.
