MEDIA RELEASE — CORRECTION (Application Added on May 11)

(STILLWATER, OKLAHOMA / May 11, 2018 / CORRECTION) – The Stillwater City Council will discuss and may fill the vacant City Council Seat 1 by appointment at the May 14 city council meeting.

If you wish to speak at the meeting, sign up in lobby of Council Hearing Room, 723 S. Lewis, prior to the 5:30 p.m. meeting or complete the Online Request to Speak at City Council form by 3 p.m. Monday 14. 

The council accepted applications last month for the seat that became vacant when Councilor Will Joyce was sworn in as mayor.

The following people applied (listed in order as received):

• Stephen Michael Shanahan
• John Dickey
• Ariel Ross
• John Wilhelm
• Jaymie Jordan
• Brian A. Kahn
• Jay Tompkins
• Randi Eldevik
• Foster Prescott
• Jeremy Bale
• Amy Dzialowski
• Nathan Cragun
• Russell Brorsen
• Dana Pennie

To view submitted applications, open City Council Seat 1 Applications file.

To view council's discussion on the appointment process, open the video below (discussion starts at 33:16):

For questions about applying, call the City Manager’s Office at 405.742.8209.

-30-

For media inquiries, contact the Office of Marketing and Public Relations at 405.742.8219 or email news@stillwater.org.

• Sign up for Stillwater eNotifications.
•  
• Follow the City of Stillwater on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and more.

Want to serve on City Council? Apply now for open Seat 1

MEDIA RELEASE

(STILLWATER, OKLAHOMA / April 19, 2018) – Are you interested in serving your community and helping make decisions that impact the future of Stillwater? If yes, you’re encouraged to apply for the vacancy on the Stillwater City Council.

Seat 1 on the Council is currently vacant since April 16, 2018, due to the recent election of Mayor Will Joyce to Seat 5. Joyce was originally elected to Seat 1 in April 2016.

The remaining term length of the seat will expire in April 2019.

Council is now accepting applications through April 30, 2018, for review and possible action.

To apply for Seat 1, fill out the online application form at stillwater.org/applyforcouncil.

Per Sec. 2-10 of the City Charter, the City Council has 60 days from the date the vacancy occurs to fill the seat by appointment. If the Council does not fill the vacancy within this time period, then a special election must be called.

Council generally meets the first and third Mondays of the month in the Council Hearing Room at the Municipal Building, 723 S. Lewis St., at 5:30 p.m.

The City of Stillwater operates under a council-manager system. In this form of government, an elected City Council is responsible for making policy, passing ordinances and approving the City’s budget. The Council appoints a city manager who implements the policies the Council adopts.

The Council is comprised of five members who are elected at-large. The public elects the mayor, who presides over the meetings; the Council elects one of its members to serve as vice mayor. The councilors also serve as trustees on the Stillwater Utilities Authority and Stillwater Economic Development Authority.

For questions about applying, call the City Manager’s Office at 405.742.8209.

-30-

For media inquiries, contact the Office of Marketing and Public Relations at 405.742.8219 or email news@stillwater.org.

• Sign up for Stillwater eNotifications.

• Follow the City of Stillwater on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and more.

Categories: