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Resident-candidate urges correcting technical oath error, warns of conflict if qualifying is redone
Summary
Ross Ambrose, a resident and candidate, told the commission the city followed the clerk's process and described the problem as a technical error; he urged signing the correct oath rather than redoing the entire qualifying period and raised conflict-of-interest concerns if sitting commissioners later qualify.
Ross Ambrose, who identified himself as a resident and a candidate for Seat 2, told the commission the clerk followed established procedures and described the problem as a technical error — an outdated loyalty oath form. "The bottom line is we followed an established process that was presented to us by the clerk," Ambrose said, urging the least-restrictive remedy: accept corrected oaths rather than reopening the entire qualifying period.
Ambrose also warned that redoing the filing window could create the appearance of a conflict for sitting commissioners who might later choose to qualify. He suggested the commission consider whether any commissioner should recuse themselves if they could materially benefit from a reopened qualifying period. The commission did not make a formal decision in the transcript provided.
