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Mexico Beach schedules May 8 special meeting to appoint council replacement after resignation
Summary
Following a resignation, the mayor and city administrator cited Charter Section 2.06 and scheduled a special May 8 meeting at 9 a.m. to appoint a replacement who will serve until the next regular election (one-year term).
The Mexico Beach City Council confirmed receipt of a council resignation and, citing Charter Section 2.06 on vacancies, agreed to hold a special meeting at 9 a.m. on May 8 to appoint a replacement to serve until the next regular election.
The city administrator read Charter Section 2.06 aloud at the meeting: when a vacancy occurs the remaining council members must select a replacement within 30 days by the affirmative vote of at least three members; appointees must be qualified electors who have lived in the city for at least one year.
Residents asked whether an appointee would fill a one-year or two-year term. The council clarified the appointment will fill the seat for one year, bringing that seat back into the regular election cycle at the next scheduled ballot.
What happens next: the council will advertise the special meeting, coordinate with Bay County elections and the city attorney as needed, and consider applicants at the May 8 session; no final appointment was made at the April 28 meeting.
Quotes are from the meeting transcript of April 28.
