EDITORIAL: Your obligation is to fill vacated council seats
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December 20, 2024 1:00 AM
When an elected official resigns their council seat, that vacancy is filled by mayoral appointment, requiring confirmation by a majority of the remaining council members.
Despite the rarity of such resignations, in 2024 the two largest cities in Kootenai County each experienced two such vacancies. First was Coeur d’Alene Mayor Jim Hammond resigning for health reasons, and then Council President Woody McEvers was appointed to the mayor’s seat, creating a vacancy of his council seat. Kenny Gabriel was confirmed to fill that vacancy.
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