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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-05-2013 B1 KingGoodwin, Heather im: Grimes, Maeve :nt: Thursday, January 31, 2013 2:33 PM To: Goodwin, Heather Subject: FW: filling council vacancy Heather, Please distribute for the February 5th meeting, Item 61. Thank you. maeve kennedy cimmes City Clerk City Of san LUIS OBISPO 990 Palm Street San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 phone: (805) 781 -7102 MAIL: mgrimes @slo_city -.org From: Marx, Jan '-'�-nt: Thursday, January 31, 2013 2:16 PM 'Angie King'; Smith, Kathy; Carpenter, Dan; Ashbaugh, John .: Grimes, Maeve Subject: RE: filling council vacancy RECEIVED SI_© CITY CLERK AGENDA CORRESPONDENCE Thank you for your input, Angie. By this email, I request our city clerk to post this on our website as agenda correspondence. Best, Jan From: Angie King [mailto :akin slo irnail.com] Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2013 10:01 AM To: Marx, Jan; Smith, Kathy; Carpenter, Dan; Ashbaugh, John Subject: filling council vacancy Dear Mayor Marx and members of the city Council: I am writing to urge the Council to fill the present vacancy by appointment instead of election. Besides the ) ecessary and great cost to the city to mount a special election, those seeking the seat must also spend .necessary money to run. In addition, the residents of the City may not want to engage in another election process, having just survived the nastiest set of federal elections in recent times. I't is disingenuous of some on the council to argue that an election is necessary as there is no precedent for appointing someone to fill a vacancy, as two of the present council members were themselves at one time Dointed to their position to fill a vacancy. I have confidence that the four of you will sort out applicants' qualifications and experience through interviews and background reviews, perhaps with some sort of public input, and will make an appropriate selection to fill the present vacancy. Thank you for considering my position. Angie King San Luis Obispo CA