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After tied council vote, Spring Grove mayor appoints Joseph Grodahl to vacant seat
Summary
A tied council vote on May 19 left a vacancy after a motion to appoint Sean Young failed; Mayor Bryan Wilhelmson then used appointment authority to name Joseph Grodahl to the seat, and the new member was sworn in.
The Spring Grove City Council revisited its process to fill a vacant council seat at the May 19 regular meeting and ultimately accepted a mayoral appointment after a failed motion.
Council Member Michael Hagen moved to appoint Sean Young to the vacant seat; the motion, seconded by Council Member Trent Turner, received two ayes (Hagen and Turner) and two nays (Mayor Bryan Wilhelmson and Council Member Morgan Buckland), causing the motion to fail. Mayor Wilhelmson then explained that he may break ties or appoint a member and appointed Joseph Grodahl to fill the vacant seat through January 2027. Administrator Jana Elton administered the oath of office to Grodahl.
The minutes record a resolution item related to the appointment (identified in the minutes as Resolution 26-35 and later referenced in a second motion as Resolution 26-36), and the council's subsequent statements indicated the remaining two council members considered the appointment to stand without a formal recorded vote on that specific resolution. The minutes note that members said the outcome would differ if the matter required a formal vote.
