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Staff Report for City Council District 4 Vacancy, Update on Appointment Process and Preparation for Special Meeting on September 13, 2012
Staffreport
SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Applications have been received from eight individuals interested in appointment to the vacant District 4 City Council seat. It is recommended that the Council narrow the field of applicants to interview at the September 13, 2012 special City Council meeting.
BACKGROUND
At the July 16, 2012 City Council meeting, the City Council approved a process for filling the District 4 Council vacancy created by the resignation of District 4 City Councilmember Joyce Starosciak, declared its intention to fill the District 4 Council vacancy by appointment and directed staff to provide public notice of the vacancy and application process.
Applications for the District 4 City Council position were made available beginning on August 2, 2012, at City Hall and on the City’s web site. A press release announcing the vacancy and information on the application process was issued on July 31, 2012, and a City Corner ad was published in the San Leandro Times newspaper on August 2, 2012.
The application period closed on August 20, 2012, and eight applications were received by the deadline. Applications were received from: Dana Chohlis, Christopher Crow, Darlene Daevu, Thomas C. Dlugosh, David Erlich, John Faria, Charles Kane and Benny Lee. Copies of the applications have been forwarded to the City Council for review and are available for public review in the City Clerk’s Office.
Applicant Review an Screening
As part of the appointment process approved on July 16, 2012, the Council will perform an initial review and screening, and narrow the applicant field, if needed, on September 4, 2012, and hold a special City Council meeting on Thursday, September 13, 2012 to interview applicants and appoint the new District 4 City Councilmember. An ad hoc committee, comprised of Mayor Cassidy and Vice May...
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