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Council fails to fill vacant seat after two nomination attempts
Summary
Two separate motions to appoint candidates for a vacant Taylor City Council seat failed for lack of support; the seat remained vacant at adjournment.
The council considered nominations to fill a vacant council seat under section 4.5 of the city charter but neither motion gathered the required support. Councilman (unnamed in the transcript) moved to appoint Martin Drilliard; the chair called for support and, hearing none, declared the motion dead. "I'd like to make a motion to appoint Martin Drilliard," the councilman said; the motion failed for lack of a second.
A subsequent nomination for Jack Hayden likewise failed when no support was voiced. The council paused nominations and moved on to other business; the vacancy remained unfilled at the end of the meeting. Members indicated the nomination process could be revisited in future meetings per charter procedures.
