Lakeville's 2013 City Council Outlines Process to Fill Vacant Seat
Residents have until Jan. 24 to apply to fill the open City Council seat; review will be held Jan. 29 with a final selection will be made in February.
Lakeville's 2013 City Council outlined its plan Monday to fill the vacant seat created by Matt Little's election to mayor. Anyone living in Lakeville can apply to fill Little's vacated council seat, per a resolution approved by the new council on Jan. 7. Applications will be accepted until Jan. 24. On Jan. 29, the council will review applications at a work session, and proceed to interviews if needed. A final replacement will be added to the council in mid-February. When then-Councilor Little was elected to mayor on Nov. 6 last year, his council seat—and the final two years of the term—were to become vacated when he took the oath of office for mayor. That happened on Jan. 7. The council is following the same mold it used last time a …
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3:00 pm on Thursday, January 10, 2013
I like to propose that we draft our long time past council member Laurie Rieb and nominate her to fill the vacant city council seat. As past council member and for a long time Mrs. Rieb was part of the constructive team which made our city as efficient and pleasant as it is. She demonstrated and has a history of sincere commitment and tireless service. Mrs. Rieb distinguished herself as a voice … more ›