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Nutter Fort mayor to form committee to fill vacant council seat; town to post application instructions
Summary
Mayor Sam Maxson proposed a three-person selection committee (himself, Councilors Charlene Louk and Rick Lafferty) to advise filling the open council seat per WV State Code and asked sitting council members to submit candidate questions; instructions will be posted on the town website.
The council discussed how to fill a vacant council seat and agreed to follow requirements in West Virginia law. Mayor Sam Maxson proposed a selection committee consisting of himself, Councilor Charlene Louk and Councilor Rick Lafferty to review applicants; councilors were asked to submit questions for potential candidates and the town will publish instructions for applicants on the municipal website.
Town officials referenced "WV State Code" as the authority that places the responsibility for filling an absent council seat on the current governing body. No application timeline or deadline was recorded in the minutes; the item will return to a future meeting as candidates are received and the committee proceeds with interviews.
