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Committee recommends charter change on filling council vacancies to Common Council
Summary
The committee recommended forwarding a charter ordinance that would change how vacancies on the Common Council are filled, adding a requirement that a candidate who previously received the next-highgest votes must meet the minimum signature threshold for ballot placement; staff noted minor edits to implementation language remain.
The Monroe Joint Judiciary & Ordinance Committee recommended that the Common Council consider a charter ordinance to repeal and recreate section 15.12 of the City Code, which governs filling vacancies on the Common Council.
The city administrator explained the proposed change would allow a candidate who received the next-highest number of votes in the prior election to fill a vacancy but adds a requirement that the candidate must have the minimum number of signatures required to be placed on the ballot. The administrator told the committee the combined draft still needs minor edits to accurately reflect implementation numbers and dates.
A committee member said the proposal "addresses the concern" raised previously and moved to recommend the charter ordinance to the Common Council. A second moved the motion and the clerk called the vote. The transcript indicates the item will move on to the council; the clerk's readout in the record did not provide a full, line-by-line tally in the transcript excerpt.
The committee's recommendation sends the draft charter ordinance to the Common Council for formal consideration and any required public hearing or subsequent edits.
