HomeMy WebLinkAboutA004 - Resolution No. 06-283 adopted July 11, 2006 RESOLUTION NO. nh-29
RESOLUTION OF INTENT TO FILL BY APPOINTMENT
THE ANTICIPATED VACANCY IN THE WARD TWO
POSITION ON THE CITY COUNCIL
WHEREAS, the City Council has received the letter of resignation of Ward Two
Councilman Steve Goodhue and said resignation will be effective July 15, 2006, therefore:
BE IT RESOLVED,by the City Council of the City of Ames,Iowa,that it hereby declares
its intention to fill by appointment the anticipated vacancy in the Ward Two position on the City
Council pursuant to Section 372.13(2)(a) of the Code of Iowa.
BE IT RESOLVED FURTHER, that the electors of Ward Two have the right to file a
petition requiring that the vacancy be filled by special election.
BE IT RESOLVED FURTHER, that if such petition containing at least two thousand
(2000) signatures, or at least the number of signatures equal to ten percent of the voters who voted
for candidates for the Ward Two City Council position at the preceding regular election at which the
office was on the ballot,is filed within fourteen days of publication of this notice or within fourteen
days of an appointment, the City Council will call for a special election to be held.
BE IT RESOLVED FURTHER, that this resolution shall be published in the manner
prescribed by Section 362.3 of the Code of Iowa.
DONE this I lth day of July, 2006.
Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor
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