I did not make it to council meeting last night but probably would have meant a lot of sitting in the antechamber while council met in closed session. According to the schedule, council met in open session for about half an hour to take citizen comments regarding whom should be appointed to Don Monty's empty seat, then moved to closed session to vote on the three candidates. Former council member Corene McDaniel emerged the victor
As I told someone last week, if I was betting a significant amount of money, I would have bet on McDaniel getting the nod from council. She has served on council before, is a known quantity and familiar to most of the other council members. Grant hasn't been particularly active in governmental affairs since leaving his position with the city and, while Kang serves on the Planning Commission, it acts in a purely advisory capacity, with no regulatory power, ergo no idea how he would act in a rule-making. For the next 15 or so months, I imagine McDaniel looked like the safest bet.
Updated: According to this report, McDaniel will only serve out the remainder of Monty's term and will not seek re-election. This does make the election to fill the seat for the full term more fair as if Kang or Grant had been appointed, they would have had a significant advantage, as will Monty, in seeking a full term on the council.
As I told someone last week, if I was betting a significant amount of money, I would have bet on McDaniel getting the nod from council. She has served on council before, is a known quantity and familiar to most of the other council members. Grant hasn't been particularly active in governmental affairs since leaving his position with the city and, while Kang serves on the Planning Commission, it acts in a purely advisory capacity, with no regulatory power, ergo no idea how he would act in a rule-making. For the next 15 or so months, I imagine McDaniel looked like the safest bet.
Updated: According to this report, McDaniel will only serve out the remainder of Monty's term and will not seek re-election. This does make the election to fill the seat for the full term more fair as if Kang or Grant had been appointed, they would have had a significant advantage, as will Monty, in seeking a full term on the council.
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