After conferring with the County Clerk-Elections, the City will move forward in accordance with W.S. 15- 1-107(c) to fill the vacant seat on the City of Rawlins City Council. The following process will begin immediately. Nominations will be accepted from Ward 2 residents from January 6th through 20th. All nominees must meet all eligibility requirements of an election, including Ward 2 residency. All nominees who accept the nomination, or who nominate themselves, shall file an application with City Clerk Lynn Shearer. When the nomination period closes, and eligibility is determined, all qualified candidates will be forwarded to the seated council.
Qualified candidates will appear before the City Council in an open and recorded session to interview for the vacancy. With the assistance of staff and a public poll available online and in-person at City Hall, the candidates will be narrowed down to three candidates.
City Council will enter Executive Session to deliberate on these three final candidates. Upon exiting the Executive Session, nomination and voting will be held to determine who shall be seated and sworn in immediately.
The selected councilperson shall serve for a 2-year term (2/2023 – 1/2025). During the next Rawlins Council election scheduled for November 2024, this seat will be added to the ballot for a 2-year term from 1/2025-1/2027. Thereafter, the seat will resume the normal four-year rotation.
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