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Board appoints Wyatt Seabird to fill District 4 vacancy
Summary
After interviewing three applicants, the Alger County Board voted to appoint Wyatt Seabird to fill the District 4 commissioner vacancy at the March 23 meeting. The board agreed to act at the rescheduled meeting and completed multiple voting rounds before the appointment.
The Alger County Board of Commissioners voted March 23 to appoint Wyatt Seabird to the District 4 vacancy after hearing from three applicants and conducting multiple rounds of voting. A commissioner moved to proceed with the appointment at the same meeting so the new member could attend upcoming committee meetings; that procedural motion passed and the board then took votes on the nominees.
A commissioner nominated Seabird, saying, “I would like to nominate Wyatt Seabird to fill the empty seat.” The motion was seconded and the board recorded affirmative votes from the commissioners present. The board proceeded through runoff rounds after no candidate achieved a majority in the first round, then completed a final vote that carried the appointment.
The appointee will serve until the end of the year; candidates were reminded they must run in the general election to retain the seat. Board members stressed the need for the new commissioner to be available for committee meetings; the motion to act at the same meeting was made to avoid delaying committee participation.
The board did not provide additional candidate biographies beyond the statements given at the meeting. Next procedural steps are that the appointed commissioner will be seated and expected to attend scheduled committee assignments.
