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Nutter Fort mayor, two councilors to serve on committee to fill open council seat
Summary
Mayor Sam Maxson proposed a three-person committee — himself with Councilors Charlene Louk and Rick Lafferty — to vet applicants for a vacant council seat; council asked members to submit candidate questions and said the town will post application instructions on its website.
The council discussed procedures to fill a vacant council seat under West Virginia law and agreed to form a selection committee consisting of Mayor Sam Maxson and Councilors Charlene Louk and Rick Lafferty. The mayor asked current council members to submit questions for potential candidates.
Town staff will post application instructions on the Nutter Fort website for interested residents. Councilors noted they are following the statutory process that places the responsibility for appointment with the existing governing body; the minutes do not record timelines or candidate names at this meeting.
