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Council replacement process

Councilman Smith became Judge Smith last night at about 5:00 (to me anyways).  I’m very happy for him and his family.  He has served faithfully and thoughtfully and I thank him for his service.

The proposed process for a Council appointment as adopted last night is as follows:

May 6 & 15th (on or about) – Advertisement in local papers

May 22nd – deadline for letters of interest and resumes to Clerk

Jun 3 & 4 – Public hearing for candidates to present their statements of interest and be interviewed

June 8 – Appointment by Council

June 10th – swearing in of new Council Memeber

I expect that alterations to the process are possible but that’s what we proposed last night.  If you have interest, you should contact the Clerk as I may have gotten something in the dates wrong and I wouldn’t want to be responsible for screwing up someone….:)

2 Comments

  1. Steve Randolph

    May 1, 2009 at 12:45 pm

    Suggestion – if you are interested in the opening, please attend the
    Town Hall meeting this Monday 7:00PM at Haydon E.S. and other
    council meetings (including comm. meetings) when possible
    in the next few weeks – to get a sense of the requirements
    of the position. The council calendar is listed on the city website.
    Look forward to seeing you.

  2. Steve Randolph

    May 15, 2009 at 12:41 pm

    FYI: The legal ad in today’s News&Messenger (B9) headed
    “City of Manassas Public Notice City Council Member
    Appointment” is in error when it states the position is
    to fill the balance of a term ending July 1, 2010.
    It should read July 1, 2012.
    The most important dates are correct:
    – Applications will be accepted in the Clerk’s office until
    May 22 at 5:00PM.
    – Interviews will be held on June 3rd and, if necessary,
    June 4th.

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