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A Discussion of the Process for Filling the Alderman Seat Vacated by the Election of Mayor Lavelle
PURPOSE: The purpose of this item is to allow the Board of Aldermen to discuss, and possibly decide, which method they will use to fill the upcoming vacancy on the Board.
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DEPARTMENT: Town Clerk
CONTACT INFORMATION: Cathy Wilson, 919-918-7309
INFORMATION: Alderman Lydia Lavelle was sworn in as Mayor of the Town of Carrboro. At the time of her swearing in, her seat on the Board of Aldermen became vacant with an unexpired term of November 2015. Pursuant to Section 2-2 (f) of the Town's Charter, as authorized by the North Carolina General Assembly, the Board has the authority to fill that vacant seat by an appointment process or by calling a special election.
Previous Boards have used both the appointment and election process. When those options were used, the Town's charter only authorized the use of that particular option to fill the seat. The decision before the Board to appoint or hold an election has never before been discussed by a governing Board in Carrboro and those options were authorized by the General Assembly during the 2013 session.
In 2006, the Board filled the vacancy through an appointment process. The appointment process began on December 13, 2005 and ended on February 1, 2006, with the following timeline adopted:
December 14th - December 20th Aldermen Haven-O'Donnell and Broun to prepare a list of six questions to accompany the advisory board application form for candidates to complete.
December 20th - Application and questionnaire available on the Town's website and at Town Hall
January 11th - Applications due to Town Clerk
January 13th-Town Clerk distributes applications to Mayor and Board of Aldermen
January 19th-Public Forum to Interview Candidates
January 31st - Board of Aldermen makes appointment
The actual process included:
* January 19th - Interviewed twelve candidates
* January 31st - Thr...
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