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Jervis council accepts two resignations, opens process to fill vacant seats
Summary
The council unanimously accepted two resignations and declared two council seats vacant, directing staff to advertise for applicants under the city charter; one resigning councilor was named in the record as David Fernandez, the other was not specified. Councilors agreed to defer selecting a replacement for council president until vacancies are filled.
At the May 8 meeting Mayor Brian Wagner announced the council had received two resignations and moved to accept them and declare the two seats vacant so the city can begin advertising for volunteer applications.
The council voted aye to accept the resignations and declare the vacancies. In the record the mayor named David Fernandez as one of the resigning members; the second resigning member was not identified in the spoken record. The council and staff discussed the next steps: city-charter qualifications require that appointees be qualified electors and residents for one year prior to appointment or election. Staff said they will coordinate with the incoming city manager to post application materials and begin recruitment.
Councilors also discussed whether to name an interim council president while the seats remain vacant. By consensus the council decided to wait until the vacant seats are filled rather than appoint an interim president, leaving Mayor Wagner as the presiding officer without a designated backup.
The council did not take additional action at the meeting; staff will advertise the vacancy and return to the council once applications are received.
