(Atlantic) The Atlantic City council will appoint someone to fill Mayor Grace Garrett’s City Council seat. The Council decided at Monday’s City Council meeting.
According to the Iowa League of Cities, city councils have several options to fill vacancies. One option is to appoint an individual to the position. The notice to select must be published not less than four and not more than 20-days before the Council considers the appointment by the Iowa Code. The information must identify the vacancy, state the intention of the Council to fill the vacancy by arrangement, and indicate the date, time, and place of the meeting at which the Council will make the appointment. A person appointed to fill the vacancy serves until the next city election. The Council must make the selection 60-days from the date the vacancy occurred.
Additionally, the public has the right to petition for a special election within fourteen days after the appointment is made or the notice is published, whichever is later, and contains enough signatures of eligible electors of the city.
